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acting a fool

acting a fool is the present participle and gerund of act a fool.

Meaning of act a fool

Verb

act a fool (third-person singular simple present acts a fool, present participle acting a fool, simple past and past participle acted a fool)

  1. (intransitive) to play the fool.
  2. (derogatory, informal, intransitive) to behave irrationally and unseemly.

Questions about acting a fool

What is acting a fool the present participle and gerund of?
Acting a fool is the present participle and gerund of act a fool.

Words near acting a fool in the dictionary

  1. actinautographic
  2. actinautography
  3. actinenchyma
  4. actineon
  5. acting
  6. acting a fool
  7. acting charades
  8. acting chicken
  9. acting on
  10. acting one's age
  11. acting one's age, not one's shoe size

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