masturbation
noun
mas·tur·ba·tion
ˌma-stər-ˈbā-shən 
: erotic stimulation especially of one's own genital (see genital sense 2) organs commonly resulting in orgasm and achieved by manual (see manual entry 1 sense 1) or other bodily contact exclusive of sexual intercourse, by instrumental manipulation (see manipulate sense 1), occasionally by sexual fantasies, or by various combinations of these agencies
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The producer also remembers having to edit out some of the spicier language to achieve an R-rating for the film, which would later get attention for a scene involving Hard Harry simulating on-air masturbation.
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Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 15 Aug. 2025
Wyandotte County commissioners are calling on ethics officials to weigh in after a fellow commissioner allegedly threw up his hands and mimed male masturbation during a recent public meeting.
—Sofi Zeman
august 8, Kansas City Star, 8 Aug. 2025
Wet Leg even bagged a couple of Grammys — not bad for a band whose two most famous songs were about vehicular masturbation and snogging groupies in the dressing room.
—Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 9 July 2025
Taylor focused his attention on boys, some former youth group members told Isler, and often asked them intimate questions about sexuality and masturbation.
—Dan Horn, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
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Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 15 Aug. 2025
Wyandotte County commissioners are calling on ethics officials to weigh in after a fellow commissioner allegedly threw up his hands and mimed male masturbation during a recent public meeting.
—Sofi Zeman
august 8, Kansas City Star, 8 Aug. 2025
Wet Leg even bagged a couple of Grammys — not bad for a band whose two most famous songs were about vehicular masturbation and snogging groupies in the dressing room.
—Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 9 July 2025
Taylor focused his attention on boys, some former youth group members told Isler, and often asked them intimate questions about sexuality and masturbation.
—Dan Horn, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
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“Masturbation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/masturbation. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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masturbation
noun
mas·tur·ba·tion
ˌmas-tər-ˈbā-shən
: sexual stimulation of especially one's own genital organs by bodily contact apart from sexual intercourse and usually by use of the hand
masturbate
verb
ˈmas-tər-ˌbāt
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masturbation
noun
mas·tur·ba·tion
ˌmas-tər-ˈbā-shən
: erotic stimulation especially of one's own genital organs commonly resulting in orgasm and achieved by manual or other bodily contact exclusive of sexual intercourse, by instrumental manipulation, occasionally by sexual fantasies, or by various combinations of these agencies
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