verb
- deceiving or tricking someone
- joking or playing around in a lighthearted way
Usage: present participle of ‘fool’
Usage: present participle of ‘fool’
noun
- playful or silly behavior
Usage: informal
Examples
- Stop fooling me with those fake stories.
- He was just fooling around with his friends after school.
- I’m not fooling – this is really important.
- The children were fooling in the backyard all afternoon.
- Are you fooling, or do you really mean that?
- There’s no time for fooling around right now.
- She’s always fooling with her phone during class.