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is clowning

  • present progressive
    of clown (3rd person singular).
    clown
    noun
    a comic performer, as in a circus, theatrical production, or the like, who wears an outlandish costume and makeup and entertains by pantomiming common situations or actions in exaggerated or ridiculous fashion, by juggling or tumbling, etc.

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But he is frequently posing for pictures, often giving the impression that he is clowning around, and he was at it again today, at the Royal Welsh Winter Show.

From The Guardian ● Nov. 25, 2019

He is clowning around the entire time he is covering the primaries, His attitude is terribly inappropriate.

From New York Times ● Feb. 26, 2016

It’s almost impossible to hold an audience’s attention during an eight-minute bass solo on “Someday My Prince Will Come” while somebody is clowning around with a drone in the vicinity.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2015