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FOOLING
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Dictionary entry overview: What does fooling mean?
• FOOLING (adjective)
The adjective FOOLING has 1 sense:
1. characterized by a feeling of irresponsibility
Familiarity information: FOOLING used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Characterized by a feeling of irresponsibility
Synonyms:
casual; fooling
Context example:
a broken back is nothing to be casual about; it is no fooling matter
Similar:
light (psychologically light; especially free from sadness or troubles)
Context examples
He yielded to the master's children with an ill but honest grace, and endured their fooling as one would endure a painful operation.
(White Fang, by Jack London)
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