How to Pronounce "horse about"
expression
ˈhɔɹs/ /əˈbaʊt
HORS uh-BOWT
hˈɔːs/ /ɐbˈaʊt
HAWS uh-BOWT
Definition
To play roughly, act silly, or behave in a lively and noisy way, often with friends.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈhɔɹs/ /əˈbaʊt
British English
hˈɔːs/ /ɐbˈaʊt
Simplified Pronunciation
US
HORS uh-BOWT
UK
HAWS uh-BOWT
Listen in Context
The boys love to horse about in the backyard after school.
Please don’t horse about in the house.
They started to horse about during the break.
The kids were horsing about so much they knocked over a lamp.