1
: erotic stimulation preceding sexual intercourse
2
: action or behavior that precedes an event
Examples of foreplay in a Sentence
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Females tend to favor someone who can do a bit of foreplay to help reduce their overstimulated mind.
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Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 6 Apr. 2024
When my name was finally called, there was no foreplay.
—Patricia Tortolani, Allure, 3 Apr. 2024
Use it alone to add prostate play to your masturbation routine, with a partner during foreplay, or even try it as a vaginal massager to hit the G-spot.
—Sophie Saint Thomas, Allure, 30 Sep. 2023
Some examples of foreplay: are dirty talking, masturbation, acting out a fantasy, massages, and body kissing.
—Dominique Fluker, Essence, 31 July 2023
At Lenny’s hotel, the mere mention of Midge’s show corset helped usher verbal foreplay into physical intimacy, and this garment is referenced in this season 5 scene.
—Emma Fraser, ELLE, 27 May 2023
This kiss is usually the foreplay to something more.
—Jasmine Gomez, Seventeen, 30 Jan. 2023
Talking was the new foreplay.
—Lindsey Gentile, Los Angeles Times, 24 Feb. 2021
Try ultra-relaxing foreplay.
—Georgina Kim, Glamour, 2 Mar. 2023
Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 6 Apr. 2024
When my name was finally called, there was no foreplay.
—Patricia Tortolani, Allure, 3 Apr. 2024
Use it alone to add prostate play to your masturbation routine, with a partner during foreplay, or even try it as a vaginal massager to hit the G-spot.
—Sophie Saint Thomas, Allure, 30 Sep. 2023
Some examples of foreplay: are dirty talking, masturbation, acting out a fantasy, massages, and body kissing.
—Dominique Fluker, Essence, 31 July 2023
At Lenny’s hotel, the mere mention of Midge’s show corset helped usher verbal foreplay into physical intimacy, and this garment is referenced in this season 5 scene.
—Emma Fraser, ELLE, 27 May 2023
This kiss is usually the foreplay to something more.
—Jasmine Gomez, Seventeen, 30 Jan. 2023
Talking was the new foreplay.
—Lindsey Gentile, Los Angeles Times, 24 Feb. 2021
Try ultra-relaxing foreplay.
—Georgina Kim, Glamour, 2 Mar. 2023
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foreplay
noun
fore·play
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: erotic stimulation preceding sexual intercourse
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