Fool \Fool\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Fooled; p. pr. & vb. n. Fooling.]

To play the fool. [1913 Webster]

2. To waste time in unproductive activity; to spend time in idle sport or mirth; to trifle; to toy.

Syn: fool around. [PJC]

Is this a time for fooling? --Dryden. [1913 Webster]

Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
 

Fool \Fool\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Fooled; p. pr. & vb. n. Fooling.]

To play the fool; to trifle; to toy; to spend time in idle sport or mirth.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)