fooling
pronunciation
How to pronounce fooling in British English:
UK ['fu:lɪŋ]
How to pronounce fooling in American English:
US ['fulɪŋ]
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- Adjective:
- characterized by a feeling of irresponsibility
Word Origin
- fooling (n.)
- c. 1600, verbal noun from fool (v.).
Example
- 1. I feign dispassion , but I 'm not fooling anybody .
- 2. He 's fooling himself if he thinks victor chapman is innocent .
- 3. There 's no fooling your body and your bread belly is proof positive of this !
- 4. But I do think to some extent multitasking is a way of fooling ourselves that we 're being exceptionally efficient .
- 5. But if I am a rational economic agent , how do I succeed in fooling myself so systematically ?