horse around

as in to fool around
to engage in attention-getting playful or boisterous behavior the boys were horsing around on the boat when one of them fell overboard

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Recent Examples of horse around In the video, Payne is shown horsing around with a large outdoor crowd and his bandmates, encouraging the fans to quiet their screaming and then raise the volume all the way back up. Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 3 Feb. 2025 The unidentified pre-teen was horsing around and throwing snowballs in Connecticut’s capital city with an 11-year-old friend, local ABC affiliate WTNH reported. Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 23 Jan. 2025 Elsewhere, two boys, Frank and Alain, get up to assorted mischief, sneaking onto a baseball diamond at night or horsing around on railroad tracks, although there are hints that Frank’s family may leave Cuba soon. Ben Kenigsberg, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025 Among racing’s many problems is that there are no dedicated air shipping companies that make moving horses around the country easy. John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 25 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for horse around
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  • As Molly and Guy start to fool around, things get hot and heavy, but Ernie has a job to do.
    Erin Qualey, Vulture, 7 Apr. 2025
  • As Molly and Guy start to fool around, things get hot and heavy, but Ernie has a job to do.
    Erin Qualey, Vulture, 7 Apr. 2025
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  • Kim Kardashian's oldest daughter North West has a new look The 11-year-old showed off her vibrant blue hair on her mom's Instagram account Kardashian shares her four kids with ex-husband, Kanye West Kim Kardashian's oldest daughter has a brand new look.
    Hannah Sacks, People.com, 6 June 2025
  • Make a Statement with Lighting With its midcentury table, Lucite chairs, and bare white walls, the Kells' dining room is quite spare and restrained—all the better to show off a chandelier with a rainbow of glass teardrops.
    Amy Panos, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 June 2025
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  • The mower can cut up to a full acre on a single charge.
    Christopher Murray may earn a commission if you buy through our referral links. This content was created by a team that works independently from the Fox newsroom., FOXNews.com, 2 June 2025
  • Old towels cut up into rags do a great job of removing this soft flux once the copper pipe is cool enough to touch.
    Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 31 May 2025
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  • For the first time, Tindall had to act up without his partner over these past two weeks, with Graeme Jones, his fellow assistant, deputising alongside him.
    Chris Waugh, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2025
  • Is his palm injury acting up again, or the pressure to join the elite company of Jack Nicklaus, who won 3 times at The PLAYERS Championship?
    Mark Davis, Newsweek, 16 Mar. 2025
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  • Milan’s Chukwueze revelled on this stage, exciting fans further with a number skilful runs on the ball.
    Eduardo Tansley, New York Times, 1 June 2025
  • First up, while people are revelling following the verdict, the emotional intensity of reaction can be traced to a sense of loss.
    Callum Booth, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025

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“Horse around.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/horse%20around. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.

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