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clown about

clown about verb: to have fun in an irresponsible manner.

Verb

clown about (third-person singular simple present clowns about, present participle clowning about, simple past and past participle clowned about)

  1. (UK) To have fun in an irresponsible manner.

Synonyms of clown about

Forms of clown about

third-person singular presentclowns about
present participleclowning about
past participleclowned about
pastclowned about
alternative formclown around

Questions about clown about

What does clown about mean?
Clown about means to have fun in an irresponsible manner.
What part of speech is clown about?
Clown about is a verb.
What is the past tense of clown about?
The past tense of clown about is clowned about.

Words near clown about in the dictionary

  1. Clower
  2. Clowers
  3. Clowes
  4. Cloweses
  5. clown
  6. clown about
  7. clown anemone
  8. clown around
  9. clown beetle
  10. clown beetles
  11. clown car

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