shimmy
an American ragtime dance marked by shaking of the hips and shoulders.
excessive wobbling in the front wheels of a motor vehicle.
a chemise.
to dance the shimmy.
to shake, wobble, or vibrate.
Origin of shimmy
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How to use shimmy in a sentence
As she gyrated and shimmied at the VMAs on Sunday night, Taylor Swift did not seem like a person under attack.
In a tucked-in black t-shirt and slacks, the seemingly average Joe shimmied and shaked to the bassline.
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The Grammys Train Wreck: An Insult to Lou Reed, Hip-Hop, and Good Taste | Marlow Stern | January 27, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTEach in a return splash shimmied the dinghy making for a resurgence of what, until now, had been a barely muted panic.
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British Dictionary definitions for shimmy
/ (ˈʃɪmɪ) /
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
to dance the shimmy
to vibrate or wobble
Origin of shimmy
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