roughhousing

Example Sentences

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As the boys grew up, they took to roughhousing around the house, much to the chagrin of their mother.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

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 was summer, dusk, and Dad’s cousins were roughhousing the way they did after a harvest.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover