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Discover LudwigThe phrase "am fooling" is not correct in standard written English.
It should be used as part of a complete sentence, typically in the present continuous tense, such as "I am fooling."
Example: "I am fooling around with my friends this weekend."
Alternatives: "I am joking" or "I am playing."
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am fooling
verb
To trick; to make a fool of someone.
Exact(1)
Others were anxious that vaccination might be negatively associated with their sexual behaviour [ 36- 38]: " If my family knows what this [ HPV vaccine] is for and if I say I want it, they would think that I am fooling around" [Young woman, Hong Kong] [ 36].
Similar(59)
Clearly, they were fooling.
Who is fooling whom?
They're fooling themselves.
They are fooling themselves.
Torre is fooling himself.
"We're fooling ourselves".
He's fooling nobody.
It's fooling nobody.
But who is fooling whom?
The Islamists are fooling you.
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