マウンティング

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb

mounting (animal behavior)

Refers to the act of one animal climbing onto another, typically for mating or dominance display.

• 犬いぬが他ほかの犬いぬにマウンティングするのは、必かならずしも性せい的てきな意い味みだけではない。

  When a dog mounts another dog, it is not necessarily only for sexual reasons.

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb

asserting dominance; one-upping

Used figuratively in human interactions to describe behavior that establishes or reinforces social superiority, often in casual or competitive contexts.

• 彼かれはすぐにマウンティングしてくるから、一いっ緒しょにいると疲つかれる。

  He's always trying to assert dominance, so it's tiring to be around him.

• SNSでのマウンティング合がっ戦せんにはうんざりだ。

  I'm fed up with the one-upmanship battles on social media.