The practice by a man, with or without a partner, of maintaining a very high level of sexual arousal, as close as possible to full
orgasm, over an extended period, without actually having a full
orgasm. By using delicate control of stimulation and much
will power to avoid a full
orgasm, edging can include getting so close to full
orgasm that ejaculate in significant quantity is released but the involuntary contractions do not take place (although up to say 3 contractions can be done deliberately each time to eject the released liquid in squirts, thus mimicking a real, but short,
orgasm). This release, or "mimicked" orgasm, gives all the feelings of the start of a real orgasm but lacks the involuntary contractions, and it can be repeated several times until the supply of ejaculate is exhausted, or even beyond that point. After this "running dry", any real, final orgasm will be "dry" but otherwise normal. This amounts to multiple orgasms for men.
The edging session included four
small or "mimicked" orgasms, with a combined total of 11 squirts, meaning that the powerful, 12 contraction final
orgasm was virtually
dry, and all this from one erection