clowning

Plural: clownings

Noun

• acting like a clown or buffoon
• a comic incident or series of incidents
• Clownish behavior.
• The practice and study thereof.

Verb

• act as or like a clown
• present participle and gerund of clown

Synonyms

antic, buffoonery, clown, clown around, comedy, drollery, frivolity, funniness, harlequinade, japery, prank