shimmy
noun
an American ragtime dance marked by shaking of the hips and shoulders.
shimmies
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pluralof shimmy.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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present tense formof shimmy (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
shimmynounan American ragtime dance marked by shaking of the hips and shoulders.
Example Sentences
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From shoulder shimmies and frat flicks to somersaults and knee slides, the Flemings and Schifferles left it all on the dance floor to prove the prowess of their family name.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
An electric knifefish shimmies in the water for the same reason a dog sniffs or a human glances around a new place -- to make sense of their surroundings.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 26, 2023
She widened eyes and captured hearts in January 2019, intersecting back handsprings with shimmies to R&B and pop music, a grin shining the entire way through en route to scoring a perfect 10.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 30, 2022
When Icewear Vezzo arrives, the fog lifts ever so slightly — his subject matter is the same, but his flow dances and shimmies.
From New York Times ● Aug. 27, 2021
The bus shimmies and shakes and finally lurches forward.
From "X: A Novel" by Ilyasah Shabazz
