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单词 fooled around
释义

fool around

verb

variants or chiefly British fool about
fooled around; fooling around; fools around

intransitive verb

1
: to behave in a way that is not very serious
When it comes to safety, we don't fool around.
often, specifically : to spend time idly, aimlessly, or frivolously
Later in the day, the three of us were fooling around, waiting for Mr. Michaels to get class started. Marilyn Reynolds
2
: to engage in casual sexual activity
She found out that her partner had been fooling around on her. [=having sex with someone else]
see also fool around with

Synonyms

  • act up
  • clown (around)
  • cut up
  • horse around
  • hotdog
  • monkey (around)
  • show off
  • showboat
  • skylark
See all Synonyms & Antonyms

Example Sentences

quit fooling around on the jungle gym, or you'll get hurt we fooled around outdoors for a while, then went in to get some work done

Word History

First Known Use

1837, in the meaning defined at sense 1

fooled around

verb

past tense of fool around
1
as in horsed around
to engage in attention-getting playful or boisterous behavior quit fooling around on the jungle gym, or you'll get hurt

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • horsed around
  • cut up
  • showed off
  • clowned (around)
  • acted up
  • hotdogged
  • skylarked
  • monkeyed (around)
  • reveled
  • showboated
  • carried on
  • roared
  • revelled
  • roughhoused
  • misbehaved
  • wassailed
  • larked
  • frisked
  • capered
  • cavorted
  • romped
  • gamboled
  • caroused
  • rollicked
  • mafficked
  • frolicked
  • gambolled
  • disported
2
as in played
to spend time in aimless activity we fooled around outdoors for a while, then went in to get some work done

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • played
  • messed around
  • hung about
  • fribbled
  • kicked around
  • fiddled (around)
  • goofed (around)
  • doodled
  • puttered (around)
  • pottered (around)
  • monkeyed (around)
  • trifled
  • horsed around
  • hanged (around or out)
  • dillydallied
  • lounged
  • idled
  • dawdled
  • clowned (around)
  • hung (around or out)
  • loafed
  • tinkered
  • lolled
  • dallied
  • diddled (with)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • settled (down)
  • buckled (down)
  • set (to)
  • knuckled down
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