fool
noun
a silly or stupid person; a person who lacks judgment or sense.
were fooling
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past progressiveof fool.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Composers were fooling around with repetition, drones, tape loops and the like.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 2025
So unbeknownst to few boisterous festivalgoers, the "mud" they were fooling around in was actually feces.
From Salon ● Aug. 4, 2022
He also said he thought the men were fooling around, and that the two men were laughing as they ran by him.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 6, 2021
Many of these hoaxers were fooling lots of people.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 18, 2016
He says it looked as if they were fooling with one of the motors, trying to move it.”
From "Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH" by Robert C. O'Brien
