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stim
stim
See also: știm
English
Noun
stim (plural stims)
- Any of various repetitive actions, such as flapping the hands, wiggling the knees, shining a light into one's eye, and spinning in a chair, typically performed by autistic people.
Verb
stim (third-person singular simple present stims, present participle stimming, simple past and past participle stimmed)
- To perform such an action.
Anagrams
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Old Norse stím
Noun
stim m (definite singular stimen, indefinite plural stimer, definite plural stimene)
stim n (definite singular stimet, indefinite plural stim, definite plural stima or stimene)
Derived terms
- fiskestim
References
- “stim” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old Norse stím
Noun
stim m (definite singular stimen, indefinite plural stimar, definite plural stimane)
Derived terms
- fiskestim
References
- “stim” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.