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is fooling
  • present progressive of fool (3rd person singular).

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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

But anyone who says they know how things will turn out right now is fooling you - and themselves.

From BBC • Nov. 5, 2024

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

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