Fooling

//ˈfuːlɪŋ//

"Fooling" in a Sentence (11 examples)

We spent the afternoon fooling around on the beach.

He has a lot of fear and doubt because people are always fooling him.

Did you hear that our neighbor was fooling around with a younger woman?

Stop fooling around!

We are half-hearted creatures, fooling about with drink and sex and ambition when infinite joy is offered us, like an ignorant child who wants to go on making mud pies in a slum because he cannot imagine what is meant by the offer of a holiday at the sea. We are far too easily pleased.

Tell Tom to stop fooling around.

We can't keep on fooling ourselves.

I'm not fooling anybody.

You're fooling yourself.

Quit fooling around.

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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.

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