pleasure oneself

Stimulate oneself alone

To pleasure oneself is to masturbate—to stimulate one's own genitals for sexual gratification.

The phrase is a mild euphemism, slightly more formal than everyday slang: She caught him pleasuring himself in the bathroom.

The reflexive construction emphasizes self-directed sexual activity.

Related
  • get offDepart from transport
  • skinBody's outer layer
  • rubApply friction manually
  • touchPerceiving through physical contact
  • massageSoft tissue manipulation

alone time · fingers · happiness · tingle · slide · stroke · arousal · deep · soft · relaxation · fantasy · climax · moan · let go · wet · tease · smooth · naked

Opposites
sexual partner involvement

pleasure oneselfhave sex

Physical intimacy between partners

make love · couple · copulate · fornicate · hook up

self-gratification vs. self-denial

pleasure oneselfabstain

Deliberately not do

deny oneself · refrain · go without · fast

Family

pleasure, oneself, please, pleased, pleasing, pleasant, pleasantly, unpleasant, displease

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated R