Meaning

(intransitive) To stimulate oneself sexually, especially by use of one’s hand or a sex toy made for this purpose, often to the point of ejaculation or orgasm..

Definitions by Sense

1. (intransitive) To stimulate oneself sexually, especially by use of one’s hand or a sex toy made for this purpose, often to the point of ejaculation or orgasm.
2. (transitive, colloquial) To manually or by other means than one's own genitals stimulate someone else's genitals sexually.
3. (informal, derogatory) To stimulate or please oneself by means of anything, not necessarily sexual, that does not get them anywhere; something that wastes their time; something that does not help others or achieve any important goal.

Example Sentences

I'm looking for some hot videos to masturbate to.

The primary function of a souvenir fetish is so that the offender can relive the actual event within the context of the fantasy, usually while masturbating to maintain sexual arousal and achieve orgasm (Canter et al., 2004).

I like hotels, they make your bed, make your dinner, send housekeepers up to watch you masturbate, it's a dream.

i masturbate after finishing my assignments as a reward but now i’ve pavloved myself into getting horny every time i do assignments

Mrs Intiasar’s maids often masturbated her in the morning. It wasn’t something she discussed with anybody, least of all the maids. In fact, she hardly thought about it.

Word Forms

• masturbates
• masturbating
• masturbated

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