masturbate
masturbate
Definition
mas·tur·bate (mas′tər bāt′)
intransitive verb, transitive verb -·bat′ed, -·bat′·ing
to manipulate one's own genitals, or the genitals of (another), for sexual gratification
Etymology: < L masturbatus, pp. of masturbari, altered (by assoc. with turbare, to disturb) < *manstupro < manus, hand (see manual) + stuprum, defilement < IE base *steup-, to strike, a stick, stump > steep
mas′·tur·ba′·tion noun
mas′·tur·ba′·tor noun
mas′·tur·ba·to′ry (-bə tôr′ē) adjective
masturbate
Usage Examples
Object
- pig: Scenes of a sexual nature likely to cause offense, ie, b-list celebrities masturbating pigs.
Modifying Another Word
- furiously: Will die alone in a big diaper masturbating furiously over photos of Gary Barlow.
- perhaps: But it soon became clear that the strange grunting was from a disgruntled local, masturbating perhaps.
- once: The crux of the show is the anecdote of how he once masturbated into a cup and got his housemate to drink it.
- ever: Surprisingly, the study found that not a single person diagnosed as needing glasses ever masturbated.
- often: Suit: -Well then it is logical to suggest that you do not masturbate very often?
Preposition: in
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