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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"If it is true, it means that somebody has been fooling us, and you know who he is as well as I do," replied Bonny, who did not care to mention names within Bah-die's hearing.
From Rick Dale, A Story of the Northwest Coast by Kirk Munroe
My dear, that miserable Fox has been fooling you!
From Mighty Mikko A Book of Finnish Fairy Tales and Folk Tales by Parker Fillmore
"Up, Al, up!" he cried, "I think a cougar has been fooling with our trap!"
From The Last of the Chiefs A Story of the Great Sioux War by Joseph A. (Joseph Alexander) Altsheler
I couldn't believe that he has been fooling her but now I don't know what to think of him.
From A Man for the Ages A Story of the Builders of Democracy by John Wolcott Adams
I am afraid, neighbor Darrell, that somebody has been fooling you and laughing at you, or if not, then the thing will look as if you yourself had been fooling us and laughing at us.
From The Squatter and the Don by C. Loyal
