fool
noun
a silly or stupid person; a person who lacks judgment or sense.
fooling
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present participleof fool.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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He was a receiver and a youth football coach saw him fooling around kicking at a flag football game.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026
“The assertion that the U.S. Attorney’s Office was snookered by the Department of the Interior is not fooling anybody,” Eisen said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
Are we fooling ourselves to think our taxes matter to our moral responsibility?
From Slate ● May 11, 2026
So Théodore started an account on X, formerly known as Twitter, called "Insane AI Slop" and started calling out and poking fun at the content he came across that was fooling people.
From BBC ● Feb. 2, 2026
I always felt guilty fooling my old dog that way, but the idea of going anywhere close to those monkeys without him was something I wouldn’t even consider.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
