Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

clowning around

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.63 in modern English

Syllables
clown-ing around
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
2
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of clown around

Questions

What does clowning around mean?
present participle and gerund of clown around

How to pronounce clowning around

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