fooling around

Synonyms

fandango amour playing flirtation buffoonery tomfoolery hanky panky dalliance love affair misbehavior horseplay cuckoldry clowning hijinks nailing
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Antonyms

fidelity adherence constancy monogamy separating refraining

Examples

Indians are born with an instinct for riding, rowing, hunting, fishing, and swimming. Americans are born with an instinct for fooling around with machines. William Saroyan

Casey knew his baseball. He only made it look like he was fooling around. He knew every move that was ever invented and some that we haven't even caught on to yet. Sparky Anderson

As a West Side kid fooling around with boxing gloves, I had been, for some reason of temperament, more interested in dodging a blow than in striking one. Gene Tunney

You came along and changed everything. I don't want to be some guy you're fooling around with anymore, Rylann. I want to be with you all the way. Julie James

It's not about how loud you turn the amp up. That's not what makes it sound big. What makes it sound big is fooling around with different delays and reverb settings. Brian Setzer

The dead to his burial ground, and the living to his fooling around. Mexican Proverb

Words in the phrase

fooling around

Close letter words and terms

foolify fooligan fooling foolio foolish foolish enough