ejaculation

noun ejac·u·la·tion \ i-ˌja-kyə-ˈlā-shən \

Updated on: 21 Apr 2018

Definition of ejaculation

1 : an act of ejaculating; specifically : a sudden discharging of a fluid from a duct

2 : something ejaculated; especially : a short sudden emotional utterance

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Examples of ejaculation in a Sentence

He was greeted with ejaculations of surprise.
uttered a profane ejaculation upon stubbing his toe in the dark

Recent Examples of ejaculation from the Web

Good news for men: Frequent ejaculation appears to be linked to a lower risk for prostate cancer.

— sandee lamotte, CNN, "10 health benefits of having more sex," 1 Mar. 2018
Premature ejaculation is a bigger issue when a man has a partner who can have orgasms from intercourse.

— Time, "Ask Dr. Ruth: How Can I Help My Partner Last Longer in Bed?," 15 Mar. 2018
Men reporting 21 or more ejaculations a month were less likely to get prostate cancer than men who ejaculated four to seven times a month.

— sandee lamotte, CNN, "10 health benefits of having more sex," 1 Mar. 2018
These have been found to prevent ejaculation, but not orgasm—though originally, that outcome was only a side effect.

— hannah flynn, Ars Technica, "More than half a century later, where’s the male pill?," 28 Feb. 2018
These small-but-powerful moves can also give men more control over ejaculation, helping the pelvic floor muscles lengthen and contract appropriately.

— jenna birch, Health.com, "Reasons Guys Should Do Kegels (Including Better Sex for Both of You)," 2 Mar. 2018
But the mutual ejaculation erased any benefit that either individual might have received from the exchange.

— joshua rapp learn, Smithsonian, "Why Snail Sex Is Like a Box of Chocolates," 20 July 2017
But the scene in which Mary Jensen (Diaz) mistakes Ted Stroehmann's (Ben Stiller) ejaculation hanging from his ear for hair gel took a lot of persuading to pull off.

— jason guerrasio, Esquire, "The Farrelly Brothers on Their 7 Most Memorable Scenes," 3 Mar. 2015
How best to follow up a six-volume, 3,600-page, terrifically indiscreet autobiographical novel that cops to infidelity, self-mutilation, premature ejaculation, alcoholism, attraction to reactionary politics and ambivalence about fatherhood?

— parul sehgal, New York Times, "In ‘Autumn,’ Karl Ove Knausgaard Shows His Sweet Side," 22 Aug. 2017

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First Known Use of ejaculation

1603

in the meaning defined at sense 1

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ejaculation Synonyms

Synonyms

cry, exclamation, interjection;

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aah (also ah), ooh;

holler, hoot, howl, shout, whoop, yell, yelp, yowl;

scream, screech, shriek, squall, squeak, squeal;

EJACULATION Defined for English Language Learners

ejaculation

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Definition of ejaculation for English Language Learners

medical : the release of semen from the penis
: a short and sudden expression of emotion

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ejaculation

noun ejac·u·la·tion \ i-ˌjak-yə-ˈlā-shən \

medical Definition of ejaculation

: the act or process of ejaculating; specifically : the sudden or spontaneous discharging of a fluid (as semen in orgasm) from a duct — see premature ejaculation

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