self-stim

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self-stim

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From self- + stim.

verb self-stims · self-stimming · self-stimmed

  1. Synonym of self-stimulate. He self-stims when I'm not watching, and sometimes even when I am.

    Similar: self-stimulate

noun self-stims

  1. An instance or habit of self-stimulation. "Looks like Mommy really screwed up this time," she said to the nonverbal child who looked only briefly at her then wiggled to the floor where he rocked back and forth while flipping his eyes left and right, a move he could do for hours and which the doctors called a "self-stim". They said it was co

    Similar: stim

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@misc{self_stim_2026,
  title = {self-stim},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/self-stim},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}