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shimmy

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noun

shim·​my ˈshi-mē How to pronounce shimmy (audio)
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

shimmy

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verb

shimmied; shimmying

intransitive verb

1
: to shake, quiver, or tremble in or as if in dancing a shimmy
2
: to vibrate abnormally
used especially of automobiles
3
: shinny

Example Sentences

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
Noun
Milligan certainly has style, giving a shoulder shimmy on stage in between playing the guitar. Charles Trepany, USA TODAY, 10 Aug. 2022 The exclamation point was in the third quarter, when Doncic hit consecutive 3s for a 74-46 lead, doing a shimmy in front of the fans to his left after the second one went in. oregonlive, 25 Apr. 2022 Point one was presented by Lizzo, a shimmy, and a wealth of glitter, her brand of buoyant confidence finding softer form in Lupita Nyong'o's combination of glossed lips and glowing skin. Calin Van Paris, Vogue, 3 July 2022 This look is practically begging for a shimmy on a dance floor in a popular beach locale this summer. Rana Good, Forbes, 28 June 2022 Fists pump, arms flail, shoulders shimmy, hips swivel, feet stomp; every body part explores space. Jeffrey Gantz, BostonGlobe.com, 5 June 2022 Carrero never over-eggs Honey's shambolic shimmy, her overeager drunk sorority girl who really, really needs to be taken home an all-too-familiar figure. Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 6 May 2022 After the shot went in, Stephenson turned to the crowd and did his signature shoulder shimmy in celebration. James Boyd, The Indianapolis Star, 6 Apr. 2022 The superfan and his musical favorite got to hold hands and shimmy on stage. Nick Romano, EW.com, 4 Mar. 2022
Verb
So go ahead, shimmy the ice off your shoulders, and ease into one of these hot springs. Outside Online, 12 Feb. 2014 From Triangle Ledge, the trio scaled approximately 100 feet of moderate terrain before traversing into the Half Dollar, a trickier section nearly 1,000 feet off the ground where climbers must shimmy up a fissure in the wall. Outside Online, 20 Dec. 2018 The singer charismatically sang the cheeky lyrics into the microphone, pausing at moments to shake his hips, shimmy his shoulders, and point at the crowd, who clapped along with him. Starr Bowenbank, Billboard, 8 June 2022 The Luv Scrub is a brilliantly straightforward rectangle of nylon mesh that lathers like a dream and stretches long enough to shimmy across the center of your back. Aleta Burchyski, Outside Online, 18 July 2020 Edgar Wright’s Baby Driver allowed James to shimmy into the 21st century, but that was a movie about a guy and a car that stuck her girlfriend character in the back seat. Amy Nicholson, Rolling Stone, 9 Feb. 2022 Maybe not in acceleration, stopping, or lateral acceleration, but the Mach-E GT feels substantial, and its cabin is more isolated from the road imperfections that shimmy through the Y. K.c. Colwell, Car and Driver, 28 Dec. 2021 From classic iterations of the Hervé bandage dress to versions that have been reimagined with modern, sheer elements and asymmetrical necklines, shop the best of these dresses and shimmy into one just in time for your upcoming holiday soirées. Rachel Besser, Vogue, 14 Dec. 2021 The Jimmy tool from our friends at iFixit has a thin strip of steel on the tip that can be used to wedge, pry, or shimmy open just about anything. Michael Calore, Wired, 18 Nov. 2021 See More

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1837, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

1919, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of shimmy was in 1837

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