roughhousing
Example Sentences
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As the grazing heifers lifted their horns, their playful roughhousing seemed like a display of holiday cheer.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 24, 2023
The comedic roughhousing fell into a predictable rhythm, the character evolution slowed and its sociopolitical critiques grew soft.
From Salon ● Sep. 2, 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
Robin Hood barks at us, concerned that roughhousing is about to happen.
From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan
