Fooling and Joking

Fooling

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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Synonyms for Fooling

Joking and fooling are semantically related in teasing topic. In some cases you can use "Joking" instead the word "Fooling" as a noun or an adjective.

Nearby Words: fool, foolery, fooled

Joking

Joking adjective - Marked by or expressive of mild or good-natured teasing.
Usage example: grinned and gave him a joking nudge with my elbow
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Synonyms for Joking

Fooling and joking are semantically related in teasing topic. You can use "Fooling" instead an adjective "Joking".

Nearby Words: joke, joker, joked, jokingly, joky
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