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shimmy
[shim-ee]
noun
plural
shimmiesan American ragtime dance marked by shaking of the hips and shoulders.
excessive wobbling in the front wheels of a motor vehicle.
a chemise.
verb (used without object)
to dance the shimmy.
to shake, wobble, or vibrate.
shimmy
/ ˈʃɪɪ /
noun
an American ragtime dance with much shaking of the hips and shoulders
abnormal wobbling motion in a motor vehicle, esp in the front wheels or steering
an informal word for chemise
verb
to dance the shimmy
to vibrate or wobble
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of shimmy1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of shimmy1
Example Sentences
I’m from Texas, so there’s like synergy, but I just wanted, like, a little bit of shimmy.
"The lad had shimmied up a drainpipe on the outside of the building because he didn't want to go through the reception and ask."
When Mom thought the oil was close, she would flick a little flour into it, and if it sizzled and shimmied just right, she knew it was ready.
Fittingly for a story about fighting inhumanity with full-bodied self-expression, the choreography is shot in long, wide takes that capture every dip, shimmy and spin.
But soon after the scientists — of the trained, in-training and citizen variety — shimmied large nets that functioned as sieves into the brackish water, gleeful cries began to ring out.
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When To Use
The shimmy is a dance move that involves repeated shaking of the shoulders and hips, as in The dancer entranced the audience with her hypnotizing shimmy.Shimmy can also mean to perform the specific dance or to shake or wobble in general, as in The puppy shimmied through the tight doggy door.The noun shimmy may be accompanied by a term that says specifically which part of the body a person is shaking, as in I celebrated my big win with a shoulder shimmy.The plural of shimmy is shimmies.Example: The singer shimmied along with the back-up dancers during the guitar solo.
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