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Meanings of antic in English

Portuguese
travessura
Catalan
befa
Spanish
broma

A ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement.

travessura
Spanish
hacer payasadas

Act as or like a clown.

hacer payasadas
Synonyms
Examples for "clown"
Examples for "clown"
1
The clown-car approach-ofwhich the SmallSat Express is an example-comeswith complications.
Wired
2
He leaned closer and said quickly, The clown won't talk without you.
Foundation and Empire
3
AUGUST, page 143: Name of the chief clown in the Berlin Circus.
Dame Care
4
Claude seemed barely real to me: a paper clown, innocuous and laughable.
The Girls
5
That makes three men; and the clown and policeman will make five.
Fanny's First Play
1
We're dead, but sometimes we clown around a little, Stanley.
IT
2
Feller liked to clown around, but Heat knew he wouldn't have called unless it mattered.
Raging Heat
3
And don't imagine you can get along without me and clown around in lousy clubs.
The Clown
4
They clown around, try a hat on for size and direct dopey grins at the camera.
The Guardian
5
That's why I clown around before a race.
The Guardian

Ludicrously odd.

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Usage of antic in English
1
Cosily ensconced in a corner, every antic of the lightly-laden, wave-tossed Soulacroup.
The Idol of Paris
2
If war is not holy man is nothing but antic clay.
Blood Meridian
3
Always running loops to get Sterling's attention with one daredevil antic or another.
Bones on Ice
4
The denizens of Gordita Beach make antic hay amid the ruins.
The Guardian
5
Meanwhile, the Café des Exiles was erupting antic shapes, waiters, customers, Dupont, Thérèse.
Red Masquerade: Being the Story of the Lone Wolf's Daughter
6
I spoke to her, and she complained about the antic behaviour of the land.
The Cruise of the Snark
7
The savages also entertained them with dancing and singing and antic tricks and grimaces.
The Complete Writings of Charles Dudley Warner — Volume 3
8
He had performed some extravagant antic in a cotillon, or worn some extraordinary coat.
The Folly Of Eustace / 1896
9
A little antic drummer afforded them great diversion by floating on his drum, etc.
Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 6
10
The candle cast antic shadows around him as he bolted, then it went out.
Hidden Warrior
11
Down below, ant people do their antic things, unaware that Billie is watching them.
Geektastic
12
The old man nodded jerkily, grinning his antic manic grin.
Blood and Bone
13
Lamborghini product people discourage this kind of high-school antic, but they also know it's inevitable.
Wired
14
Once he leaves the screen, the picture seems to lose a bit of antic energy.
The Irish Times
15
The most dangerous antic he attempts tonight is downing a cola during a guitar solo.
The Guardian
16
No doubt many a budding rock star would love to experience such a raucous antic.
The Guardian
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