"fooling" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈfuːlɪŋ/ Forms: foolings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} fooling (countable and uncountable, plural foolings)
  1. The act of one who fools; foolish behaviour. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (the act of one who fools): خِيَانَة (ḵiyāna) [feminine] (Arabic), narraus (Finnish), narutus (Finnish), älytys (Finnish), amadántacht [feminine] (Irish), amaidí (english: le) [feminine] (Irish), airleacánacht [feminine] (Irish)
    Sense id: en-fooling-en-noun-JGepaI-n

Verb [English]

IPA: /ˈfuːlɪŋ/
Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} fooling
  1. present participle and gerund of fool Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: fool
    Sense id: en-fooling-en-verb-yRcLK15h Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 25 75

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