fool
noun
a silly or stupid person; a person who lacks judgment or sense.
has been fooling
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present perfect progressiveof fool (3rd person singular).present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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"I will be ready in time, sir," Sam replied, and Fred whispered: "Why not walk home, and see if anybody has been fooling around the spur we found."
From Down the Slope by James Otis
She has been fooling you, as she fools everybody.
From The House in Town by Susan Warner
"It strikes me the wench has been fooling us," muttered one of the men savagely.
From The League of the Scarlet Pimpernel by Emmuska Orczy, Baroness Orczy
"Ummer has been fooling me," muttered the under teacher.
From The Wizard of the Sea A Trip Under the Ocean by Roy Rockwood
“Why, Moss, you don’t mean to say any one has been fooling you with this.”
From Luck at the Diamond Fields by Dalrymple J. Belgrave
