On this page you'll find 10+ example sentences with Goofing. Discover the meaning, how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Goofing meaning
present participle and gerund of goof
Using Goofing
- The main meaning on this page is: present participle and gerund of goof
- In the example corpus, goofing often appears in combinations such as: goofing off, goofing around, started goofing.
Context around Goofing
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.1 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 7 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 15 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Goofing
- In this selection, "goofing" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, started, jesse, class and off stand out and add context to how "goofing" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include accomplished while goofing around with and and jesse goofing off at. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "goofing" sits close to words such as aav, abdicating and abductor, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with goofing
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
We started goofing around, showing how strong we are at lifting it. (12 words)
They were goofing around wearing these unicorn horn party hats and posing for pictures. (14 words)
Took about half a day and spent the rest of the day goofing off. (14 words)
The kids play maybe two or three games, when they are not playing, they’re goofing around with each other in the way that kids do and that in many respects is the biggest issue associated with the youth hockey piece,” the governor said. (44 words)
My backstage source said: “Cheryl did a great job on her Instagram profile of making it look like she was the most accessible A-lister ever, posting pictures with Mabel and showing videos of her goofing about dancing in her dressing room. (42 words)
August is a great month for goofing off, as is December and, come to think of it, we should add November to the tally, too, since it gets us ramped up for December. (33 words)
Example sentences (15)
The author and Jesse goofing off at her parents' home in Mesa, Arizona, in 2007.
The blackout pep rallies were always my favorite ones and also, sitting in class, goofing off with my friends.
We started goofing around, showing how strong we are at lifting it.
Another gem was an unbelievably elegant checkmate Carlsen accomplished while goofing around with co-host grandmaster Jan Gustafsson.
The kids play maybe two or three games, when they are not playing, they’re goofing around with each other in the way that kids do and that in many respects is the biggest issue associated with the youth hockey piece,” the governor said.
He was always focused on trying to get the kids to actually go to class and stop goofing off.
Images of the star himself, either goofing with pals or, at one point, in a starkly silhouetted closeup of his profile, appeared on the upstage screens.
They were goofing around wearing these unicorn horn party hats and posing for pictures.
August is a great month for goofing off, as is December and, come to think of it, we should add November to the tally, too, since it gets us ramped up for December.
However, the idea that Gadot doesn’t enjoy goofing off on set simply isn’t true.
My backstage source said: “Cheryl did a great job on her Instagram profile of making it look like she was the most accessible A-lister ever, posting pictures with Mabel and showing videos of her goofing about dancing in her dressing room.
Post this public appearance together, the two kept on goofing around with funny and lovable photos and social media posts.
Took about half a day and spent the rest of the day goofing off.
Why You Should Follow: Besides behind-the-scenes videos of Brad goofing off with his celeb pals, you'll find plenty of pretty shots of his clients like this snap of Sarah Hyland.
Cameron said, "He read it once, then started goofing around, and I could never get him to focus on it again.
Common combinations with goofing
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: