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self-stim en · NOUN

Etymology

From self- + stim.

Meanings

  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 common with kids with Angelman Syndrome. 2010, Heath Sommer, The Human Obsession, page 283:

Forms

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self-stims Number=Plur lexicographic

Synonyms

stim

self-stim en · VERB

Etymology

From self- + stim.

Meanings

  1. Synonym of self-stimulate.
    • He self-stims when I'm not watching, and sometimes even when I am.
    • Perhaps that is why your child is rocking back and forth, tapping his finger, or whatever he does![…]Or your child could be sensation seeking. That is, he self-stims because it feels good! 2007, Robert E. Cimera, Making Autism a Gift, page 117:

Forms

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self-stims Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
self-stimming Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
self-stimmed Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
self-stimmed Tense=Past lexicographic

Synonyms

self-stimulate