roughhouse
Example Sentences
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There, he and friends would roughhouse in front yards, church playgrounds ... any place they could.
From Los Angeles Times
She is almost 4 years old and naturally playful — her caretakers have said she is witty and curious, and has proved to be an excellent climber and will even roughhouse a bit with other pandas.
From Los Angeles Times
Her powers of observation miss nothing: roughhousing children, bickering adults, pets scampering underfoot.
From Los Angeles Times
As the grazing heifers lifted their horns, their playful roughhousing seemed like a display of holiday cheer.
From Seattle Times
The couple already had two kids, Ben and Penny, and envisioned all of the roughhousing, road trips and happy mayhem that comes with four children.
From Seattle Times
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