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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“Last Night” shimmies its way toward an eventual crescendo.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 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
Keitel nails the melted-chocolate quality of the rocker’s voice and delivers a full-throated portrayal of an over-the-hill King, complete with hip thrusts and shoulder shimmies.
From New York Times ● Jun. 27, 2022
I’m only a couple of steps away, but it’ll be much longer in shimmies.
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
