fooling

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfuːlɪŋ/

Verb

fooling

1. present participle and gerund of fool

Noun

fooling (countable and uncountable, plural foolings)

1. The act of one who fools; foolish behaviour.
   • 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.

Translations

the act of one who fools

• Arabic: خِيَانَة (ar) f (ḵiyāna)
• Finnish: narraus, narutus (fi), älytys (fi)
• Irish: amadántacht f, amaidí (le) f, airleacánacht f