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Fooling definitions

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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

FOOL'ING, ppr. Defeating; disappointing; deceiving.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: characterized by a feeling of irresponsibility; "a broken back is nothing to be casual about; it is no fooling matter" [syn: fooling, casual]

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Fool Fool, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Fooled; p. pr. & vb. n. Fooling.] To play the fool; to trifle; to toy; to spend time in idle sport or mirth.

Moby Thesaurus

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