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April-fooling

April-fooling is the present participle and gerund of April-fool.

Meaning of April-fool

Verb

April-fool (third-person singular simple present April-fools, present participle April-fooling, simple past and past participle April-fooled)

  1. (transitive) To prank on April Fool's Day.

Questions about April-fooling

What is April-fooling the present participle and gerund of?
April-fooling is the present participle and gerund of April-fool.

Words near April-fooling in the dictionary

  1. April showers
  2. April showers bring May flowers
  3. April Theory
  4. April-fool
  5. April-fooled
  6. April-fooling
  7. April-fools
  8. Aprile
  9. Apriles
  10. Aprilesque
  11. Aprilian

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