ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Sexting

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /ˈsɛkstɪŋ/ · Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Sexting is a noun meaning present participle and gerund of sext.

Meaning

present participle and gerund of sext.

More Meanings

  1. (slang) The act of transmitting and/or receiving sexually suggestive text messages and/or photographs between cell phones equipped with text messaging.

Example Sentences

There are already concerns that young people are unaware of the serious legal implications that sexting can have.
But perhaps the most critical question in this area of research concerns the effect of sexting on relationship quality. Does sexting benefit or harm relationships?

Word Forms

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include sex-texting, texting, phonesex, textversation, cyberflashing, multitexting.

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