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stimming

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gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of stim

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uncountable Self-stimulation, especially in the context of autism, ADHD, and neurodivergence. If you think about it, most of us, from time to time, do typical or what we might call “normal” stimming-type behaviors like drumming our fingers on a desk; wiggling or tapping a pencil; pacing back and forth; bouncing a knee up and down; twirling a lock of hair; or even humming. The difference betw

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@misc{stimming_2026,
  title = {stimming},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/stimming},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}