goofing
present participle ofgoof
goof
verb[IorT]
mainlyUSinformaluk/ɡuːf/us/ɡuːf/to make asillymistake:
IfTomhadn't goofed andmissedthatshot, we'd havewonthegame.
She goofed herlines(= said the words in theplaywrong).
Synonyms
blunder
boobUKinformal
Making mistakes
- balls
- balls(something)up
- blunder
- bodge
- boob
- botch
- misdiagnose
- misdiagnosis
- misdirect
- misdirection
- misgauge
- misremember
- misrender
- misstate
- mistake
- mistranscribe
- nod
- to err is human (to forgive divine).idiom
- trip(someone)up
- unforced
Phrasal verbs
goof around
goof off
goof up
Examplesofgoofing
goofing
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
Jenny wasgoofingaround in art class.
From theCambridge English Corpus
When notgoofingoff, however, he can be surprisingly cautious.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.He is unable to manage his group (who spend most of the daygoofingoff) and can not remember their names correctly.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The tracks featured here are song sketches, outtakes, demos, impromptu jams, andgoofing-off.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The build team spent more timegoofingoff than building the car.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.But even with massive changes in the office, they don't ever change their priority: doing as little work as possible andgoofingaround.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Mikey is once again portrayed as the younger brother and is prone togoofingoff rather that focusing on his training.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.She also enjoys visiting her grandmother, daydreaming about living in the galaxy, singing in her band,goofingoff, and hanging out with her friends.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.They are also showngoofingoff inside a laundromat.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Major themes in this eclectic series include (in no particular order) parenting, family relationships,goofingoff, the search for meaning in life and redemption.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.She loves togoofingoff and battling evil forces using her ultra magical powers.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.He also likes to spend his timegoofingof, and usually forces one or more of the students to accompany him.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Hooton also mentioned that the music video features the bandgoofingaround.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.While previous recording sessions were marked bygoofingoff and drinking, the duo took their sophomore effort more seriously and strove to create a different sound.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.He is constantly frustrated by bad policies and customers, and regularly lashes out at the store bygoofingoff during his work hours and playing practical jokes.
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