roughhousing
Example Sentences
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Her powers of observation miss nothing: roughhousing children, bickering adults, pets scampering underfoot.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 1, 2024
As the grazing heifers lifted their horns, their playful roughhousing seemed like a display of holiday cheer.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 24, 2023
He recalls research in the 1970s on roughhousing in cockroaches, for example, that would immediately be considered an example of play if puppies were doing it.
From Science Magazine ● Aug. 15, 2023
Besides climbing, the main actions of the dancers remained in the zone of perpetual entanglement: roughhousing, hugging.
From New York Times ● Jun. 19, 2023
It reminded Fred of when he was only a few weeks old, horsing around and roughhousing with all his brothers and sisters.
From "Dog Squad" by Chris Grabenstein
