Fooling
/ˈfuːlɪŋ/ noun, verb
noun, verb ·Common ·High school level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The act of one who fools; foolish behaviour. countable, uncountable
"c. 1775, Janet Schaw, Journal of a Lady of Quality I laugh at him and use every little Art in my power to make him view things in a more cheerful light, but he knows better than I do, and tho' his good nature and politeness make him appear to be diverted with my foolings, I am sensible they do not amuse his melancholy."
Verb
- 1 present participle and gerund of fool form-of, gerund, participle, present
Adjective
- 1 characterized by a feeling of irresponsibility wordnet
Example
More examples"We spent the afternoon fooling around on the beach."