plural shimmies
1
[by alteration]
: chemise
2
[short for shimmy-shake]
: a jazz dance characterized by a shaking of the body from the shoulders down
3
: an abnormal vibration especially in the front wheels of a motor vehicle
shimmied; shimmying
1
: to shake, quiver, or tremble in or as if in dancing a shimmy
2
: to vibrate abnormally
—used especially of automobiles
3
: shinny
Examples of shimmy in a Sentence
Verb
They were shimmying on the dance floor.
I shimmied into my jacket.
One of the car's wheels was shimmying.
Recent Examples on the Web
Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 29 Mar. 2024
No doubt inspired by Ray and Saliers' shimmies at the start of the song, a few fans came down to the edge of the stage to dance.
—Journal Sentinel, 21 Apr. 2024
Lea Donenberg, Vogue, 3 May 2024
Guidry and Johnson slipped out of the facility first by shimmying beneath a gap in the barrier on Saturday and then scaling two wire fences, WDSU reported.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 28 May 2024
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Noun
The energy will pick up when the Moon shimmies into Sagittarius at 3:52 pm EDT, spurring us on to future endeavors.
—Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 29 Mar. 2024
No doubt inspired by Ray and Saliers' shimmies at the start of the song, a few fans came down to the edge of the stage to dance.
—Journal Sentinel, 21 Apr. 2024
Verb
The party ensued soon after as guests shimmied off their heels in favor of slipping into the ultra-comfortable ViBi’s.
—Lea Donenberg, Vogue, 3 May 2024
Guidry and Johnson slipped out of the facility first by shimmying beneath a gap in the barrier on Saturday and then scaling two wire fences, WDSU reported.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 28 May 2024
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“Shimmy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shimmy. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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