climax vs edging

climax

noun
  • The culmination of sexual pleasure, an orgasm. 

  • A rhetorical device in which a series is arranged in ascending order. 

  • The final term of a rhetorical climax. 

  • A culmination or acme: the last term in an ascending series 

  • The culmination of a narrative's rising action, the turning point. 

  • The culmination of ecological development, whereby species are in equilibrium with their environment. 

verb
  • To reach or bring to a climax (in any sense). 

edging

noun
  • The sexual technique of maintaining a high level of sexual arousal for an extended period of time without reaching orgasm. 

  • A technique involving the placement of the edge of the climbing shoe on a sharp hold. 

  • The operation of shaping or dressing the edge of anything, as of a piece of metal. 

  • Anything that forms, defines, or marks the edge of something. 

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