We spent the afternoon fooling around on the beach.
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Fooling
/ˈfuːlɪŋ/
Synonyms for "fooling" (163 found)
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11 total sentences available.
He has a lot of fear and doubt because people are always fooling him.
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Did you hear that our neighbor was fooling around with a younger woman?
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Stop fooling around!
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