fool
noun
a silly or stupid person; a person who lacks judgment or sense.
are fooling
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present progressiveof fool.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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The researchers were also able to discover why AI faces are fooling people.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 13, 2023
He said parents are fooling themselves if they think children aren't affected.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2022
He explained that the land would be better used for housing, saying that “if anybody believes housing is going to be affordable next to a professional football stadium, they are fooling themselves.”
From Washington Post ● Jun. 1, 2022
Perhaps he means that children know all along when grown-ups are fooling them; or that they accept the inevitable with more grace and understanding than their elders.
From New York Times ● Oct. 21, 2021
First I think my eyes are fooling, but there it is, big as life, looking like it missed me.
From "The Young Man and the Sea" by Rodman Philbrick
