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[ luhv-mey-king ] / ˈlʌvˌmeɪ kɪŋ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR lovemaking ON THESAURUS.COM
nounthe act of courting or wooing. sexual activity. Origin of lovemakinglate Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; see origin at love, making Words nearby lovemakingLovell, lovelock, lovelorn, lovely, Love makes the world go `round, lovemaking, love match, love nest, love potion, lover, love rat Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for lovemakingLater she would boast crudely that he was ‘big where it mattered’, but there was also a streak of cruelty in his lovemaking. Tallulah Bankhead: Gay, Drunk and Liberated in an Era of Excess Art|Judith Mackrell|January 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST If it does, all the arguments we have so far seen will look like lovemaking in comparison. The Only Hope for Mideast Peace|Eric Alterman|March 10, 2010|DAILY BEAST There was certainly little opportunity for lovemaking in those hurried days of preparing for his long absence in South America. The Inner Shrine|Basil King But if good is good, still better carries the day, and Mr. Smith thought marriage would be a great deal better than lovemaking. Winter Evening Tales|Amelia Edith Huddleston Barr
The achievement does not seem to be one of great difficulty, but nevertheless it left no time for lovemaking. Orley Farm|Anthony Trollope Or they would loom up ahead, walking and lovemaking, and the sound of the horn would strike them to attitudes of paralyzed fear. The wife found many ways to interrupt her husband's lovemaking. The Heritage of the Desert|Zane Grey
British Dictionary definitions for lovemaking
nounsexual play and activity between lovers, esp including sexual intercourse an archaic word for courtship Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to lovemakingkissing, sexual intercourse, intercourse, mating, dalliance, foreplay, copulation, intimacy, courtship, cuddling, courting, screwing, smooching, hugging, snuggling, coitus, coition, fondling, carnal knowledge, sexual relations |