as in cry
a sudden short emotional utterance uttered a profane ejaculation upon stubbing his toe in the dark

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Recent Examples of ejaculation The male partner pulls out before ejaculation. Laura Young, Verywell Health, 13 Jan. 2025 Excess Semen Semen, or seminal fluid, is the sperm-containing substance that males at birth secrete during ejaculation. Mark Gurarie, Health, 14 Dec. 2024 Seeing the actual act of ejaculation on-screen magnifies the euphoria of this moment and how much joy can be derived from prioritizing and pleasuring yourself as well as others. David Opie, IndieWire, 7 Dec. 2024 In mice that ejaculated, dopamine release slowed significantly in the transition from intromission to ejaculation before rising quickly. Elana Spivack, Popular Science, 19 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for ejaculation
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Noun
  • The last flareup in the early 2010s involved a string of self-immolation incidents that critics called a desperate cry against the Chinese government’s ever-tightening grip on Tibetan society.
    Steven Jiang, CNN Money, 1 May 2025
  • The cry here is not one of vulnerability or angst but the unruly register of creative freedom, of calling your power back.
    Harmony Holiday, Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Comment The exclamation mark really is the giveaway.
    Sara Holdren, Vulture, 25 Apr. 2025
  • Harry Maguire guided the ball home into the opposite corner of the net and sent Old Trafford potty, putting the exclamation mark on the kind of come-from-behind triumph that Manchester United fans will surely never tire of reliving.
    Andy Mitten, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Emotional vocalizations and interjections have been observed in every human culture studied to date.
    Katarzyna Pisanski, Scientific American, 21 Feb. 2025
  • Further, our species uses interjections to express emotions.
    Katarzyna Pisanski, Scientific American, 21 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • His ensemble choice got a shout out from Cannes chief Thierry Fremaux prior to the screening, prompting Skarsgard to turn around and shake his backside.
    Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 18 May 2025
  • And, in typical Goodison fashion, the occasional irate shout or boo for good measure.
    Patrick Boyland, New York Times, 17 May 2025
Noun
  • Travelers in the next room heard her screams and called hotel staff, who then called police.
    Christine Pelisek, People.com, 1 May 2025
  • As his kids play around him, their playful shrieks blend with the screams and explosions of war.
    Randall Colburn, EW.com, 22 Apr. 2025

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“Ejaculation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ejaculation. Accessed 22 May. 2025.

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