horse around
verb
horsed around; horsing around; horses around
: to engage in horseplay
horse around together, joking and laughing and pushing each other—
D. K. Shipler
D. K. Shipler
also
: fool around sense 1
Synonyms
Examples of horse around in a Sentence
the boys were horsing around on the boat when one of them fell overboard
Recent Examples on the Web
The people outfitted in ape costumes could be seen trotting their horses around on the sand while members of the public looked on in shock.
—Tommy McArdle, Peoplemag, 23 Apr. 2024
Speaking of adorable, how great was that glimpse of McGee laughing at Parker and Torres horsing around in the final scene?
—Sara Netzley, EW.com, 23 Apr. 2024
But Priyanka, the oldest, drove her crazy, skipping school to horse around with her younger siblings.
—Qadri Inzamam Saumya Khandelwal, New York Times, 24 Mar. 2024
The youngsters sulk, stomp and scamper, pull pranks and horse around.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 2 Feb. 2024
Perhaps a gallop at Griffith Park or lunging — driving a horse around a circle on a rope — in a patch of land called the Pollywog.
—Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 14 Dec. 2023
As Mal looked on, the two men, drunk to the gills, were horsing around.
—Jordan Runtagh, Peoplemag, 31 Oct. 2023
The day before the show, horsing around in the basement, Miles climbed on top of the puppet theatre, fell off, and nearly broke his nose.
—Jill Lepore, The New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2023
Read full article For thirty minutes, Smith and her fellow pediatric cardiac patients rode horses around Windrush’s barn, releasing their anxieties and expressing their vulnerabilities to the intelligent animals.
—Maggie Scales, BostonGlobe.com, 4 Aug. 2023
Tommy McArdle, Peoplemag, 23 Apr. 2024
Speaking of adorable, how great was that glimpse of McGee laughing at Parker and Torres horsing around in the final scene?
—Sara Netzley, EW.com, 23 Apr. 2024
But Priyanka, the oldest, drove her crazy, skipping school to horse around with her younger siblings.
—Qadri Inzamam Saumya Khandelwal, New York Times, 24 Mar. 2024
The youngsters sulk, stomp and scamper, pull pranks and horse around.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 2 Feb. 2024
Perhaps a gallop at Griffith Park or lunging — driving a horse around a circle on a rope — in a patch of land called the Pollywog.
—Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 14 Dec. 2023
As Mal looked on, the two men, drunk to the gills, were horsing around.
—Jordan Runtagh, Peoplemag, 31 Oct. 2023
The day before the show, horsing around in the basement, Miles climbed on top of the puppet theatre, fell off, and nearly broke his nose.
—Jill Lepore, The New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2023
Read full article For thirty minutes, Smith and her fellow pediatric cardiac patients rode horses around Windrush’s barn, releasing their anxieties and expressing their vulnerabilities to the intelligent animals.
—Maggie Scales, BostonGlobe.com, 4 Aug. 2023
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“Horse around.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/horse%20around. Accessed 2 May. 2024.
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