- present participle of fool.
fooling
Example Sentences
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“A lot of disrupters don’t even have targets, they’re just fooling around,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
Then there's this, he said: AI models are getting better and better at detecting when they are being tested and might behave differently when they are actually deployed, fooling their masters.
From Barron's ● Oct. 3, 2026
Are we fooling ourselves to think our taxes matter to our moral responsibility?
From Slate ● May 11, 2026
“If a high number of those children are not getting the follow-up care, we may just be fooling ourselves and checking a box,” Chung said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 4, 2026
Was it good or was he fooling himself?
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
