masturbated

Achieved solitary release

Masturbated is the past tense of masturbate, meaning to stimulate one's own genitals for sexual pleasure: He masturbated in the shower.

The word also applies to stimulating another person: She masturbated him to orgasm.

The term is clinical rather than vulgar, though the subject remains private.

physical

orgasm

Peak sexual pleasure

stimulated · genitals · pleasure · release · tension · fantasy · private · bedroom · alone · sensation

clinical

self-stimulation

Sexual self-gratification

healthy · normal · frequency · libido · anatomy · physiological · adolescence · puberty · hormones · natural

euphemistic

self-love

Prioritizing your own worth

explored · touched · personal · intimate · indulged · satisfied · self-care · unwound · handled · enjoyed

Opposites
sexual activity type

masturbatedhad sex

Engaged in intercourse

copulated · made love · fornicated · coupled · mated

action vs. inaction

masturbatedabstained

Voluntarily held back

refrained · held back · resisted

Phrases
Family

masturbate, masturbating, masturbation, masturbator, masturbatory

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