lovemaking

[ luhv-mey-king ]

/ ˈlʌvˌmeɪ kɪŋ /

the act of courting or wooing.

sexual activity.

Origin of lovemaking

late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; see origin at love, making

Later she would boast crudely that he was ‘big where it mattered’, but there was also a streak of cruelty in his lovemaking.

Tallulah Bankhead: Gay, Drunk and Liberated in an Era of Excess Art |Judith Mackrell |January 25, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
If it does, all the arguments we have so far seen will look like lovemaking in comparison.

The Only Hope for Mideast Peace |Eric Alterman |March 10, 2010 |DAILY BEAST
There was certainly little opportunity for lovemaking in those hurried days of preparing for his long absence in South America.

The Inner Shrine |Basil King
But if good is good, still better carries the day, and Mr. Smith thought marriage would be a great deal better than lovemaking.

Winter Evening Tales |Amelia Edith Huddleston Barr

The achievement does not seem to be one of great difficulty, but nevertheless it left no time for lovemaking.

Orley Farm |Anthony Trollope
Or they would loom up ahead, walking and lovemaking, and the sound of the horn would strike them to attitudes of paralyzed fear.

Aliens |William McFee
The wife found many ways to interrupt her husband's lovemaking.

The Heritage of the Desert |Zane Grey

lovemaking

/ (ˈlʌvˌmeɪkɪŋ) /

sexual play and activity between lovers, esp including sexual intercourse

an archaic word for courtship