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roughhousing

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verb

present participle of roughhouse

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for roughhousing
Noun
  • Key speeches are faithfully delivered to an audience of two, not thousands; a scene of soldiers destructively revelling on a bridge is given a different spirit by ironic, out-of-time horseplay.
    Guy Lodge, Variety, 8 Feb. 2025
  • And yes, there were cases on public roads where the horseplay turned dangerous.
    Mark Price, Miami Herald, 22 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • That’s an impressive feat given there was almost two hours without wrestling on a three-hour show.
    Alfred Konuwa, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
  • Tonight's broadcast promises an exciting lineup of special guests, including John Cena, who will officially retire from wrestling this year, along with Logan Paul, Cody Rhodes, and Roman Reigns.
    Monica Mercuri, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • This makes the roughhouse ballet a satisfying bridge to the final scene in Roberta’s room, where their vulnerabilities are revealed.
    Peter Marks, Washington Post, 14 Nov. 2023
  • Weighing between eight and 10 pounds, these pooches are not ideal for young kids who tend to roughhouse.
    Country Living, Country Living, 1 May 2023
Noun
  • Another aspect to note is that the AI didn’t ridicule me or otherwise play any tomfoolery about my commentary.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
  • A little tomfoolery never hurt anybody, and there's been a lot between Pittsburgh Penguins' forward Sidney Crosby and Minnesota Wild Goalie Marc-Andre Fleury.
    Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 7 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • There are no gilded gates here, but there is one heck of a party, complete with serenading busts, ballroom dancers, excitable opera singers, drunken buffoonery and portraits locked in an endless duel.
    Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 17 Jan. 2025
  • What’s so special about Britain’s patron wanker of bighearted buffoonery?
    Joe Reid, Vulture, 8 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Ani’s fight for their relationship, which turns literal at times, is alternately slapstick and touching.
    Scott Tobias, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025
  • Starring Keke Palmer and SZA, the film's mashup of Hollywood and music royalty forms the backdrop for a buddy comedy that borrows from a long tradition of side-by-side slapstick flicks.
    Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 22 Jan. 2025
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