We spent the afternoon fooling around on the beach.
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Fooling
//ˈfuːlɪŋ//
Synonyms for "fooling" (149 found)
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Related words (74)
leeringlevitylightloiteringmessing aroundmiragemockerymockingmonkeyingmonkeying aroundmonkeyshinesoutwittingoverreachingpanningpersiflagephantasmpiddlingplayingplaying aroundpleasantry
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Translations
7 translations across 3 languages.
Arabic
1 entries- خِيَانَة noun (the act of one who fools)
Finnish
3 entries- narraus noun (the act of one who fools)
- narutus noun (the act of one who fools)
- älytys noun (the act of one who fools)
Irish
3 entries- airleacánacht noun (the act of one who fools)
- amadántacht noun (the act of one who fools)
- amaidí noun (the act of one who fools)
Sample sentences
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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