Clown - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |klaʊn|  American pronunciation of the word clown
Brit.  |klaʊn|  British pronunciation of the word clown

noun

- a rude or vulgar fool (syn: buffoon)
- a person who amuses others by ridiculous behavior (syn: buffoon, goof)

verb

- act as or like a clown (syn: antic)

Extra examples

Those big shoes make you look like a clown!

Who's the clown standing in the middle of the road?

Frankie's a bit of a clown.

I can't understand what she sees in that clown.

Stop clowning around!

...the clown captivated the toddlers with his balloon tricks...

Some crackpot in a clown suit is out there directing traffic.

He is always the class clown and his teachers say he is incorrigible.

...the clown wore a whacking big pair of shoes...

Rescue me from the gripe of this iron-fisted clown.

The clown had lipsticked circles on his cheeks

The clown amused the children

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: clown
he/she/it: clowns
present participle: clowning
past tense: clowned
past participle: clowned
noun
singular: clown
plural: clowns
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