Foreplay — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

mutual sexual fondling prior to sexual intercourse

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/fˈɔːɹpleɪ/

🇬🇧British English

/fˈɔːpleɪ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/fˈɔːpleɪ/

3 syllables Say it as /fˈɔːɹpleɪ/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

stimulation arousal

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Vorspiel

gegenseitige sexuelle Streicheleinheiten vor dem Geschlechtsverkehr

🇫🇷French

préliminaires

caresses sexuelles mutuelles avant les rapports sexuels

🇪🇸Spanish

juegos previos

caricias sexuales mutuas antes de la relación sexual

🇮🇹Italian

preliminari

accarezzamenti reciproci prima del rapporto sessuale

🇳🇱Dutch

voorspel

wederzijdse seksuele streling voorafgaand aan geslachtsgemeenschap

🇵🇹Portuguese

preliminares

carícias sexuais mútuas antes da relação sexual

🇷🇺Russian

прелюдия

взаимные сексуальные ласки перед половым актом

India

🇮🇳Hindi

संभोग पूर्व क्रीड़ा

संभोग से पहले आपसी यौन प्रेम

🇧🇩Bengali

ফোরপ্লে

যৌন মিলনের আগে পারস্পরিক যৌন অনুরাগ

🇮🇳Tamil

முன்விளையாட்டு

உடலுறவுக்கு முன் பரஸ்பர பாலுறவு

🇮🇳Telugu

ఫోర్ ప్లే

లైంగిక సంపర్కానికి ముందు పరస్పర లైంగిక అభిమానం

🇮🇳Marathi

फोरप्ले

संभोग करण्यापूर्वी परस्पर लैंगिक प्रेम

🇮🇳Gujarati

ફોરપ્લે

જાતીય સંભોગ પહેલાં પરસ્પર જાતીય પ્રેમ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಫೋರ್ ಪ್ಲೇ

ಲೈಂಗಿಕ ಸಂಭೋಗದ ಮೊದಲು ಪರಸ್ಪರ ಲೈಂಗಿಕ ಮೋಹ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഫോർപ്ലേ

ലൈംഗിക ബന്ധത്തിന് മുമ്പുള്ള പരസ്പര ലൈംഗികത

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਫੋਰਪਲੇ

ਜਿਨਸੀ ਸੰਬੰਧਾਂ ਤੋਂ ਪਹਿਲਾਂ ਆਪਸੀ ਜਿਨਸੀ ਪਿਆਰ

🇵🇰Urdu

فور پلے

مباشرت سے پہلے باہمی جنسی شوق

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

前戏

性交前相互性爱抚

🇯🇵Japanese

前戯

性交前の相互性的愛撫

🇰🇷Korean

전희

성관계 전 상호 성적인 애무

🇻🇳Vietnamese

màn dạo đầu

vuốt ve nhau trước khi quan hệ tình dục

🇹🇭Thai

เล่นหน้า

การลูบไล้ซึ่งกันและกันก่อนมีเพศสัมพันธ์

🇮🇩Indonesian

pemanasan

saling cumbuan seksual sebelum melakukan hubungan seksual

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

المداعبة

المداعبة الجنسية المتبادلة قبل الجماع

🇮🇷Persian

پیش بازی

نوازش جنسی متقابل قبل از آمیزش جنسی

🇹🇷Turkish

ön sevişme

cinsel ilişkiden önce karşılıklı cinsel okşama

🇮🇱Hebrew

משחק מקדים

ליטוף מיני הדדי לפני קיום יחסי מין

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