1
: erotic stimulation preceding sexual intercourse
2
: action or behavior that precedes an event
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Every getaway back then offered foreplay with a view.
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Monica Corcoran Harel, Los Angeles Times, 27 May 2025
Three seasons into its run, Bridgerton has fallen into a pattern: great at foreplay, iffy on the climax.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 13 June 2024
Beginners can start with the feather during foreplay, then work their way up to suction then clamps.
—Malia Griggs, Glamour, 24 Feb. 2025
To enlist the help of a professional—more specifically, an escort who’s more than willing to show her everything, from foreplay to more-than-missionary bedroom positions.
—Jenna Ryu, SELF, 1 May 2025
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Monica Corcoran Harel, Los Angeles Times, 27 May 2025
Three seasons into its run, Bridgerton has fallen into a pattern: great at foreplay, iffy on the climax.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 13 June 2024
Beginners can start with the feather during foreplay, then work their way up to suction then clamps.
—Malia Griggs, Glamour, 24 Feb. 2025
To enlist the help of a professional—more specifically, an escort who’s more than willing to show her everything, from foreplay to more-than-missionary bedroom positions.
—Jenna Ryu, SELF, 1 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for foreplay
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“Foreplay.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/foreplay. Accessed 12 Jul. 2025.
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foreplay
noun
fore·play
-ˌplā 
: erotic stimulation preceding sexual intercourse
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