Meaning offool aroundin English

Verb

1. to engage in playful; frivolous behaviour
   The kids started to fool around in the park, laughing and chasing each other.
   Synonyms:

   mess aroundmonkey aroundhorse aroundplay aroundmuck around
   Antonyms:

   behavecomportconductact
2. to waste time on non-essential activities
   He likes to fool around on his phone instead of focusing on work.
   Synonyms:

   waste timeidleloafloungedawdledilly-dallykill time
   Antonyms:

   workfocusconcentrateprioritizeproductively use time
3. to engage in casual intimate interactions
   They tend to fool around with each other, but it's all in good fun.
   Synonyms:

   mess aroundplay aroundget aroundsleep around
   Antonyms:

   settle downbe faithfulcommitabstain