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Shimmy

noun
/ˈʃɪ.mi/
Word Frequency: 0.1

Definitions

1.nounA dance movement involving thrusting the shoulders back and forth alternately.
2.nounA dance that was popular in the 1920s.
3.nounAn abnormal vibration, especially in the wheels of a vehicle.
4.nounA sleeveless chemise.
5.verbTo perform a shimmy (dance movement involving thrusting the shoulders back and forth alternately).
6.verbTo climb something (e.g. a pole) gradually (e.g. using alternately one's arms then one's legs).
"He shimmied up the flagpole."
7.verbTo vibrate abnormally, as a broken wheel.
8.verbTo shake the body as if dancing the shimmy.
9.verbTo move across a narrow ledge, either by hanging from it or by strafing on it along the wall.

Synonyms

shinshinnychemiseshiftwobbleteddyslipteddiesshimmeybackslideshuvitscoot

Rhymes With

jimmygimmethymiwhimmychimiedim edim hegym he
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