masturbating
Manual self-gratification act
Masturbating is stimulating one's own genitals for sexual pleasure.
The present participle works as both verb and adjective: He was masturbating when his roommate walked in; a masturbating figure in the painting.
The word is clinical rather than vulgar, though the subject itself remains taboo in polite conversation.
Rubbing softly, repeatedly
- rubbingApplying pressure while moving
- stimulatingArousing interest or energy
- touchingEvoking gentle emotion
- orgasmPeak sexual pleasure
climax · arousal · genitals · pleasure · ejaculation · erection · lubrication · friction
Self-stimulation for pleasure
- onanismSelf-stimulation to climax
- self-stimulationSexual self-gratification
- therapyCurative mental treatment
- dysfunctionAbnormal or unhealthy operation
compulsion · addiction · treatment · counseling · sexology · research · studies · frequency
Imaginative mental wandering
- desireIntense wanting
- arousalStirring to heightened state
- imaginationFaculty for forming ideas
- reliefEasing of distress
relaxation · self-soothing · mood · libido · urge · craving · escapism · satisfaction
stroking
Rubbing softly, repeatedly
- rubbingApplying pressure while moving
- stimulatingArousing interest or energy
- touchingEvoking gentle emotion
orgasm · climax · arousal · genitals · pleasure · ejaculation · erection · lubrication · friction · sensation
autoeroticism
Self-stimulation for pleasure
- onanismSelf-stimulation to climax
- self-stimulationSexual self-gratification
- therapyCurative mental treatment
dysfunction · compulsion · addiction · treatment · counseling · sexology · research · studies · frequency · patterns
fantasy
Imaginative mental wandering
- desireIntense wanting
- arousalStirring to heightened state
- imaginationFaculty for forming ideas
relief · relaxation · self-soothing · mood · libido · urge · craving · escapism · satisfaction · comfort
taboo
Cultural or social prohibition
sin · morality · acceptance · sexuality · openness · conservative · liberal · religious · secular · normalization
normal
Conforming to standard
endorphins · prostate · dopamine · cortisol · wellness · self-care · frequency · benefits · risks · compulsive
masturbatinghaving sex
Physical romantic union
copulating · making love · sexual intercourse · fornicating · coupling
masturbatingabstaining
Voluntarily doing without
celibate · abstinent · refraining · chaste · continent
- mutual masturbationPartners stimulating themselves alongside
- mental masturbationUnproductive intellectual exercise