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Discover LudwigThe phrase "acting silly" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe someone who is behaving in a playful or foolish manner, often in a lighthearted context.
Example: "The children were acting silly during the party, making everyone laugh with their antics."
Alternatives: "being goofy" or "behaving playfully".
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You're not going to be very convincingly playful if you worry about looking or acting silly (silliness is a bit necessary).
The students have already felt silly and seen their instructor acting silly.
That is what the Eagles do in December, they stop acting silly and get serious.
The boyfriend may be acting silly, but he also may be around for a while.
'Basically, I had to go and make these babies laugh by acting silly.
Comfort acting silly around children is needed (a bit of acting or improv experience is helpful but not essential).
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To take the long view requires empathy, even to those who seem to be acting in silly or hyperbolic fashion.
Star Spangled Red-Slipper eyes! @sarahtannomakeup @fredericaspiras acting real silly today!! 🏈.
Sometimes, nothing beats acting completely silly, off-the-chain ridiculous, and just kind of stupid simply because you can.
This child that I spend half my days telling to stop acting so silly, to stop cracking up at every sexual innuendo he hears, and to be more responsible about picking up after himself, was on his own.
They, along with hundreds of actors, politicians, athletes and rock stars have appeared on Sesame Street -- reciting the alphabet, dancing and singing with muppets and, in many cases, acting adorably silly.
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