stress ball

[ stres-bawl ]

/ ˈstrɛs ˌbɔl /

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noun

a small, pliable, typically round object that is squeezed with the hand to relieve muscle tension or improve grip strength.

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Origin of stress ball

First recorded in 1985–90

Words nearby stress ball

streptosepticemia, streptothricin, streptozocin, Stresemann, stress, stress ball, stressbuster, stressed-out, stress fracture, stressful, stress incontinence

How to use stress ball in a sentence

From stress balls to putty, these toys can help children self-regulate and enhance dexterity and focus.
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If you feel the need to relieve tension, try finding another outlet, like a stress ball or a nice walk.
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His 2020 time capsule is a 3-D-printed pyramid that contains some items that got him through the year, including a stress ball and vitamin supplements.
The things they buried: Masks, vials, social-distancing signage — and, of course, toilet paper|Maura Judkis|March 25, 2021|Washington Post
Plush and squishy as a stress ball, a homemade marshmallow is pure sweetness and air.
Squishy, sweet homemade marshmallows will elevate your s’mores and hot chocolate|Daniela Galarza|January 12, 2021|Washington Post

Obsessive exercising and inadequate nutrition can, over time, put people at high risk for overuse injuries like stress fractures.
How Skinny Is Too Skinny? Israel Bans ‘Underweight’ Models|Carrie Arnold|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST
One of the kids had a ball in his hand, and Cuomo took it and tossed it back and forth to an eight year old.
Mario Cuomo, Always Moving Us Toward the Light|Mike Barnicle|January 4, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Instead of going for the hole, I hit the ball directly into the water.
Lost For Thousands of Strokes: 'Desert Golfing' Is 'Angry Birds' as Modern Art|Alec Kubas-Meyer|January 2, 2015|DAILY BEAST
There is only sand, a white ball, and a flag indicating the hole.
Lost For Thousands of Strokes: 'Desert Golfing' Is 'Angry Birds' as Modern Art|Alec Kubas-Meyer|January 2, 2015|DAILY BEAST
If the ball gets in the hole, the screen shifts to reveal the next hole.
Lost For Thousands of Strokes: 'Desert Golfing' Is 'Angry Birds' as Modern Art|Alec Kubas-Meyer|January 2, 2015|DAILY BEAST
It was little better than coal dust, and would not carry a ball fifty paces to kill or wound.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXXXIX. January, 1844. Vol. LV.|Various
A view of the duchess's ball-room, or of the dining-table of the earl, will supersede all occasion for lengthy fiddle-faddle.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXXXIX. January, 1844. Vol. LV.|Various
He had not the least idea what wadding was, and his notion of a bullet was a dockyard cannon-ball bigger than his own head.
Kipling Stories and Poems Every Child Should Know, Book II|Rudyard Kipling
On the night of June the 11th a red-hot cannon-ball set fire to one of the barracks which was used as a hospital.
The Red Year|Louis Tracy
At two o'clock, the general of the Carnival opens the public ball with the Mugnaia.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3)|Charles James Wills

British Dictionary definitions for stress ball

stress ball

noun

a small rubber ball squeezed in the hand as a means of relieving stress

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