how to pronounce fooling

/ˈfulɪŋ/

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fooling is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of fooling in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… often fooling themselves like mr. Kaul …”

meanings of fooling

verb:

Present participle of fool.

noun:

The act of one who fools.

fooling frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word fooling occurs in english on average 2.4 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.