act in a foolish manner

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• dote — 1. verb /dəʊt/ a) To be excessively fond of. Little Bills parents just keep doting on him. b) To act in a foolish manner. Syn: adore, love 2 …   Wiktionary

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• fribble — fribbler, n. /frib euhl/, v., fribbled, fribbling, n., adj. v.i. 1. to act in a foolish or frivolous manner; trifle. v.t. 2. to waste foolishly (often fol. by away): He fribbled away one opportunity after another. n. 3. a foolish or frivolous… …   Universalium

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• Fribble — Frib ble, v. i. 1. To act in a trifling or foolish manner; to act frivolously. [1913 Webster] The fools that are fribbling round about you. Thackeray. [1913 Webster] 2. To totter. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• fribble — I. ˈfribəl verb (fribbled ; fribbled ; fribbling b(ə)liŋ ; fribbles) Etymology: origin unknown intransitive verb 1. : to act in a trifling or foolish manner : act frivolously 2 …   Useful english dictionary

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• goof — guːf n. (Slang) stupid person, fool; stupid mistake, blunder v. (Slang) make a stupid mistake, make a mess of; waste time; act in a playful or foolish manner …   English contemporary dictionary

• goofed — guːf n. (Slang) stupid person, fool; stupid mistake, blunder v. (Slang) make a stupid mistake, make a mess of; waste time; act in a playful or foolish manner …   English contemporary dictionary