# stim

> English word · Noun · IPA /stɪm/ · frequency rank #69,466

## Definitions
1. Sensory stimulation.
2. Any repetitive self-stimulatory behavior (e.g. hand flapping, head banging, repeating noises or words), frequent in autistic people.
3. Any drug that stimulates a woman's ovaries to produce eggs.

## Etymology
Clipping of stimulation or stimulate.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/stim