rough-house (Meaning)

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rough-house (v)

treat in a rough or boisterous manner

rough-house Sentence Examples

  1. The children's rambunctious play morphed into a chaotic rough-house.
  2. The two friends engaged in a friendly rough-house, laughing and jostling with abandon.
  3. The puppy's boisterous rough-house with the tennis ball left a trail of chewed-up pieces.
  4. The skaters' rough-house on the frozen pond filled the air with the sound of laughter and the scrape of blades.
  5. The audience roared as the wrestlers engaged in a fierce rough-house in the ring.
  6. The storm whipped the trees into a frenzy, their branches clashing in an eerie rough-house of nature.
  7. The neighborhood dogs' nightly rough-house often disturbed the sleep of the locals.
  8. The children's rough-house in the living room left the furniture in a state of disarray.
  9. The party guests became boisterous and engaged in a harmless rough-house that filled the dance floor.
  10. The waves crashed against the shoreline with a rough-house roar, sending plumes of salty spray into the air.

FAQs About the word rough-house

treat in a rough or boisterous manner

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The children's rambunctious play morphed into a chaotic rough-house.

The two friends engaged in a friendly rough-house, laughing and jostling with abandon.

The puppy's boisterous rough-house with the tennis ball left a trail of chewed-up pieces.

The skaters' rough-house on the frozen pond filled the air with the sound of laughter and the scrape of blades.