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What is gooning during masturbation?

Sep 17, 2025
Discover the intriguing concept of gooning, a masturbation technique that prolongs pleasure by delaying orgasm. Learn how it differs from edging and why it gained popularity during the pandemic. Experts weigh in on safety tips for those eager to explore this intense experience. Tune in for a quick dive into the art of maintaining that tantalizing moment right before climax!
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INSIGHT

Extended Pre-Orgasm Trance

  • Gooning stretches sexual pleasure by deliberately staying just below orgasm for extended periods.
  • It can produce a trance-like state where time and normal orgasm rhythms blur.
INSIGHT

Gooning vs Edging

  • Edging is the baseline technique of holding off orgasm at the brink.
  • Gooning amplifies edging into much longer sessions that sometimes last hours.
ANECDOTE

Media And BDSM Origins

  • Media reported a sharp rise in searches for gooning, and experts linked it to kink practices and pandemic isolation.
  • Ness Cooper noted dominants sometimes assign gooning to submissives in BDSM contexts.
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