WordNet
n. the arousal of sexual desires in preparation for sexual behavior
Wikipedia
Sexual arousal (also sexual excitement) is the arousal of sexual desire, during or in anticipation of sexual activity. A number of physiological responses occur in the body and mind as preparation for sexual intercourse and continue during it. Genital responses are not the only changes, but noticeable and necessary for consensual and comfortable intercourse. Male arousal will lead to an erection, and in female arousal the body's response is engorged sexual tissues such as nipples, vulva, clitoris, vaginal walls and vaginal lubrication. Mental stimuli and physical stimuli such as touch, and the internal fluctuation of hormones, can influence sexual arousal.
Sexual arousal has several stages and may not lead to any actual sexual activity, beyond a mental arousal and the physiological changes that accompany it. Given sufficient sexual stimulation, sexual arousal in humans reaches its climax during an orgasm. It may also be pursued for its own sake, even in the absence of an orgasm.
Usage examples of "sexual arousal".
She'd read books that described sexual arousal, but seeing it firsthand, and at close range, was far more impressive and wondrous.
A familiar spiral of excitement began to unfurl in his gut, sort of like the beginning stages of sexual arousal.
The hormone was building in his bloodstream in a manner that had the old doctor looking at him oddly again, and it was the cause of the unceasing sexual arousal.
Unfocused, her eyes begged him for release from this monumental, searing buildup of sexual arousal that had them both in its clutch.
Every movement he made, from narrowed eyes to self-assured body movements, bespoke a fever pitch of sexual arousal.
He could smell the subtle aroma of sexual arousal a room away, even when masked by the strongest perfume.
The gloss of high sexual arousal could be seen on each rampant phallus, one of which was long and arched, the other thick and uncircumcised.
He knew that in a human it didn't signify the ultimate sexual arousal, but when Jindigar's fingers hesitated, she moaned in protest.
All the hints and unexplained happenings - the bastards were building a link between pain and sexual arousal and satisfaction.
Her insides clenched on the swell of sexual arousal, and she could almost feel him there, thrusting into her.
His naive wife, even though she had lain with a man and birthed a child, did not know what it meant for a woman to climb the mountain of sexual arousal and explode with erotic pleasure.
She believed that was her preference, but now her sexual arousal was instantaneous and her loins swam with excitement.
Johann was still feeling the powerful sexual arousal from his dream.
This was worrisome, of course, a risky proposition, because Shenk's sexual arousal during the disciplinary proceedings might make him difficult to control.
How undisciplined he was to experience sexual arousal when he should have been concentrating on the investigation!