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comic timing

comic timing noun: the use of intonation, rhythm, cadence, tempo, and pausing in order to guide the audience's laughter, which then guides the comedic narrative, and ultimately delivers the joke.

Noun

comic timing (uncountable)

  1. The use of intonation, rhythm, cadence, tempo, and pausing in order to guide the audience's laughter, which then guides the comedic narrative, and ultimately delivers the joke.

Questions about comic timing

What does comic timing mean?
Comic timing means the use of intonation, rhythm, cadence, tempo, and pausing in order to guide the audience's laughter, which then guides the comedic narrative, and ultimately delivers the joke.
What part of speech is comic timing?
Comic timing is a noun.

Words near comic timing in the dictionary

  1. comic opera
  2. comic operas
  3. comic relief
  4. comic strip
  5. comic strips
  6. comic timing
  7. comic-adjacent
  8. comic-bookish
  9. comical
  10. Comical Ali
  11. comicalest

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