BDSM Lexicon · Sensation & pain play

Pinwheel

A pinwheel is a small, metal BDSMinstrument with a rotating wheel covered in sharp points, designed to deliver controlled, stimulating pain and skin stimulation. Also known as a “Wartenberg wheel,” or “Wheel of pain.”

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Related terms

• Sensation play
• Wartenberg wheel
• Tickling
• Wheel of pain

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