Deriding and Fooling

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Fooling and deriding are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Fooling" instead an adjective "Deriding".

Nearby Words: derision, derisive, derided

Fooling adjective - Marked by or expressive of mild or good-natured teasing.

Usage example: ribbed him with fooling comments about the weight that he had put on

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Deriding and fooling are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Deriding" instead an adjective "Fooling".

Nearby Words: fool, foolery, fooled

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