fool
noun
a silly or stupid person; a person who lacks judgment or sense.
is fooling
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present progressiveof fool (3rd person singular).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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Vance is fooling himself if he thinks the foundation for electoral success is the sea of bitter online men who blame feminism for all their personal problems.
From Salon ● Nov. 26, 2025
“Anyone who thinks that this isn’t going to happen again is fooling themselves,” Jeffrey Schlegelmilch told me.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 12, 2025
The crime experts could only speculate — one of them issued a blanket disclaimer that “anybody who tells you that they know why crime has gone up is fooling you.”
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 6, 2023
Stoya: I think our writer is fooling himself to a certain degree.
From Slate ● Jan. 2, 2020
Exhausted and annoyed, he walked down the stairs muttering to himself, “Who in the world ever got this guy into this business? Does this poor baby know what the heck he is fooling with?”
From "Bomb" by Steve Sheinkin
