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
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Composers were fooling around with repetition, drones, tape loops and the like.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 2025
“One thing I will say about all the new girls who just came in this year — the first day we hung out, we were laughing, we were fooling around,” Masonius said.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 11, 2022
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
“Maybe because of that Ck’o’yo magic we were fooling with. We better send someone to ask our forgiveness.”
From "Ceremony:" by Leslie Marmon Silko
