shimmy
noun
an American ragtime dance marked by shaking of the hips and shoulders.
will shimmy
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future tenseof shimmy.future tense
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
Example Sentences
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Starting this weekend, Sound Transit light-rail passengers will shimmy through crowds and detours for 10 weeks while workers build new track connections from Seattle to the Eastside.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 2, 2020
And while Fantasia herself may snooze, guests will shimmy: Plans call for an animal-moves dance and a slither-to-the-finish-line snake race.
From New York Times ● Feb. 7, 2014
Bette Midler will play Mother Earth, and Madonna will shimmy for the rain forest.
From Time Magazine Archive
