noun
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A grotesque representation of a figure; a gargoyle.
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A caricature.
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(often in plural) A ludicrous gesture or act; ridiculous behaviour; caper.
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A grotesque performer or clown, buffoon.
verb
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To perform antics, caper.
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To make a fool of, to cause to look ridiculous.
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To perform (an action) as an antic; to mimic ridiculously.
noun
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A pose, often exaggerated, in anticipation of an action; for example, a brief squat before jumping
Examples of antics in a Sentence
Matthew was laughing uncontrollably over the antics of the puppy.
His antics caused her to drop the skillet, splashing gravy and water on her shirt.
The meat was smoking hot and the knives and forks were performing strange antics and jumping here and there in quite a puzzling way.
Arnie's antics hadn't started until the second week on the compound.
Everybody laughed at her antics, and you would have thought they were leaving a place of amusement rather than a church.
As soon as the male birds have begun their graceful antics, he shoots them, one after the other, with blunt arrows, for the purpose of stunning and bringing them to the ground without drawing blood, which would injure their plumage; and so eager are those birds in their courtship that almost all the males are thus brought down before the danger is perceived.
It seems that the children's antics will continue to vex the nanny.
Gradually the reality of his antics sank in.
He soon became well known for his antics on the show.
He's scared me half to death over the years with his antics.
The show was to follow the tried and true VH1 dating show format, but the drama off screen outdid the onscreen antics when one of the contestants was accused in a real life murder case, causing VH1 to pull the show after three episodes.
They will make your party come alive with excitement while still maintaining a professional demeanor and not relying on cheesy antics and props.
The cast of High School Musical returns in this summer sequel to tell another tale of teen angst and antics, but instead of homework they are getting their hands dirty with a little work at Sharpay and Ryan's family's country club.
Perhaps I need a troupe of clowns to follow me round and perform their amusing antics when I'm looking a little peaky.
They really got the crowd moving with their onstage antics, leaping into the air at every chance.
Much fairy mischief ensues, mischief which turns the lives of the mortals upside down with slapstick antics.
These they display before her, posing and performing extraordinary antics in her presence exactly as cock birds behave towards their hens.
The audience 's initial reaction to these antics was stunned silence, swiftly followed by baffled amusement.
Discover what lies in store for the goody-goody wartime evacuees as they embark on the most exciting wardrobe themed antics outside of Ikea.
Maybe you'll recognize some of your own cat or kitten's antics in these images?
What her Super Bowl blunder didn't do to her reputation, her personal life antics did.
Victor is desperate to get back to the living and Victoria, and the movie follows each characters antics to get what they want.
In Steve's third floor room our drunken antics begin with an attempt to throw the TV out of the window.
His great skill and showmanship endeared him to fans while his off-field antics would have put George Best in the shade.
It must be the inner glow they get from knowing their zany antics are helping a very serious campaign against cancer.
The real culprits However, the real culprits in these childish antics are to be found in the Department for Transport.
The club features a team of sexy, enterprising young women who tantalize customers and the media alike with their outrageous antics.
We eagerly looked forward to his virtuoso playing with the Old Rope String Band and the crazy on-stage antics.
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Often Brian tells Moz things about his bedroom antics that he'd rather not hear.
The antics on pitch caused great bewilderment and amusement for all in the stands, although they never quite knew what was going on.
The trouble is that the good people are somewhat eclipsed by others, their antics invariably getting into the local press.
He is annoyed at the antics of a Sunsail yacht, No 18 he says, that had just gybed under his bow.
Watching our antics all the time was the mess's pet parrot Jasper who had his aviary on the lawn.
The appearance of her husband's sexually precocious Vietnamese love-child is nothing compared with the antics of their own children.
When a death results from the antics of young rascals Yahoo and Shy Boy, some serious and emotive questions have to be asked.
The antics of the committee were so reprehensible, that all witnessing them, from all sides of the argument, were genuinely shocked.
Sitting in the nearest bar with my former colleagues we used to scream with laughter at the antics !
We explore the antics of " weird " specialists, bizarre magicians and sideshow performers.
The vaudevillian antics, the brass band tactics, the star chamber proceedings of the Dies Committee have put all of us on notice.
The true star of the show is Gregory Peck 's daughter and her tomboy antics along with her brother and their friend.
She spoke of the intimate details of their acrobatic sexual antics including the wild consummation of their formerly unspoken desires.
The Adventures of Milo and Otis is a delightful video narrated by Dudley Moore featuring the antics of lifelong friends, Milo the cat and Otis the dog.
There are hundreds of videos on YouTube where pet owners have logged their pets' amusing antics.
Interestingly enough, a video entitled "Really Stupid Cats" actually features some of the more unique cat acts available on the web, yet it suffers a far lower viewership than Crazy Cats' uneventful bathtub antics.
If you didn't have enough videos to view before, you certainly have enough silly cat antics now to keep you occupied and amused.
The mascot may coordinate his or her antics with the cheerleading squad.
The show quickly became a favorite among young viewers, who loved Nick and Jessica's crazy antics and lavish lifestyle.
Johnson has been known in the past for her scandalous and outrageous antics, one including having her father pay a reported $20,000 to replace a hotel carpet her dog had relieved itself on.
Due to Puck's antics on the show, his roommates no longer considered him the trouble-making, but lovable roommate and booted him from the house.