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orgasm
or·gasm [ áwr gàzzəm ]


noun  (plural or·gasms) (plural or·gasms) 
Definition:
 
sexual climax: the climax of sexual excitement, consisting of intense muscle tightening around the genital area experienced as a pleasurable wave of tingling sensations through parts of the body


intransitive verb  (past and past participle or·gasmed, present participle or·gas·ming, 3rd person present singular or·gasms)
Definition:
 
experience orgasm: to experience sexual orgasm
[Late 17th century. Via French or modern Latin< Greek orgasmos< organ "swell, be excited"]

or·gas·mic [ awr gázmik ] adjective
or·gas·mi·cal·ly [ awr gázzmikəlee ] adverb
or·gas·tic [ awr gástik ] adjective
or·gas·ti·cal·ly [ awr gástikəlee ] adverb
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