horseplaying
Rowdy physical antics
Horseplaying is rowdy, boisterous play—the kind of roughhousing that gets kids in trouble at school: No horseplaying in the pool.
The term suggests physical antics that risk injury or disruption, behavior more appropriate to a barnyard than a classroom.
Also appears as the noun phrase horse play or verb horse around.
Engaging in rough struggle
- wrestlingCombat sport requiring holds
- scufflingFighting in disorderly fashion
- jostlingPushing and bumping others
- grapplingClose-quarters combat technique
shoving · roughhousing · tumbling · rough-and-tumble · pushing · tackling · pouncing · rowdy
Playing with energetic movement
- cavortingMoving playfully, energetically
- gambolingPlayful jumping about
- larkingPlayful, carefree activity
- skylarkingFrivolous, boisterous play
frolicking · rollicking · capering · prancing · bounding · leaping · gallivanting · chasing
Playing harmless tricks
- clowningPlayful comic behavior
- shenanigansMischievous or deceitful behavior
- anticsAbsurd, attention-seeking behavior
- hijinksBoisterous playful mischief
tomfoolery · monkeyshines · troublemaking · carrying-on · joking · teasing · taunting · pestering
Immature in manner
- juvenileYoung person or animal
- sillyFrivolous or absurd
- foolishLacking good sense
- immatureNot fully developed
puerile · infantile · adolescent · unsupervised · irresponsible · reckless · careless · heedless
tussling
Engaging in rough struggle
- wrestlingCombat sport requiring holds
- scufflingFighting in disorderly fashion
- jostlingPushing and bumping others
grappling · shoving · roughhousing · tumbling · rough-and-tumble · pushing · tackling · pouncing · rowdy · rambunctious
romping
Playing with energetic movement
- cavortingMoving playfully, energetically
- gambolingPlayful jumping about
- larkingPlayful, carefree activity
skylarking · frolicking · rollicking · capering · prancing · bounding · leaping · gallivanting · chasing · tagging
pranking
Playing harmless tricks
- clowningPlayful comic behavior
- shenanigansMischievous or deceitful behavior
- anticsAbsurd, attention-seeking behavior
hijinks · tomfoolery · monkeyshines · troublemaking · carrying-on · joking · teasing · taunting · pestering · needling
childish
Immature in manner
immature · puerile · infantile · adolescent · unsupervised · irresponsible · reckless · careless · heedless · unruly
horseplayingbehaving
Acting in acceptable ways
sitting still · composure · restraint · self-control · decorum
horseplayingworking
In active function
studying · focusing · concentrating · applying oneself · buckling down
play, player, playing, played, horses, horseplay, horsing, horsed, horseplayer