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| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | chemise, shift, slip, teddy |
| Type of | undergarment, unmentionable |
shimmy::noun | Spocien Dictionary
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| Type of | wobble |
he could feel the shimmy in the steering wheel.
| Type | Words |
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| Type of | dance, trip the light fantastic, trip the light fantastic toe |
shimmy::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
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| Type of | social dancing |
Examples of shimmy
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People watched in horror as a man tried to shimmy down the outside of the tower.
From the time.com
Frisky horns shimmy against girl-group choruses and eerie electronic soundscapes.
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Bette Midler will play Mother Earth, and Madonna will shimmy for the rain forest.
From the time.com
The centre, not known for his turn of pace, took it with a little shimmy of glee.
From the guardian.co.uk
Bake 50 to 60 minutes, until custard is set and doesn't shimmy when you shake pan.
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We sat up front and watched the models shimmy back and forth along the runway.
From the timesunion.com
I knew I had to outrun everyone or do a little shimmy and get to the end zone.
From the kansas.com
She'll shimmy into that again when she performs at the Brits Awards in London.
From the sfgate.com
The next step is to join in and shimmy your self straight into the Zumba phenomena.
From the theepochtimes.com
- An abnormal wobble in a motor vehicle (especially in the front wheels); "he could feel the shimmy in the steering wheel"
- Tremble or shake; "His voice wobbled with restrained emotion"
- Chemise: a woman's sleeveless undergarment
- Dance a shimmy
- Lively dancing (usually to ragtime music) with much shaking of the shoulders and hips
- A shimmy is a dance move in which the body is held still, except for the shoulders, which are alternated back and forth. When the right shoulder goes back, the left one comes forward. ...
- "Shimmy" is a dance/pop song by British singer, Preeya Kalidas. It is due to be released as a single on 26 July 2010 to download and the following day on CD single. The song features British rapper, Mumzy Stranger. ...
- An abnormal vibration, especially in the wheels of a vehicle; A dance that was popular in the 1920s; A sleeveless chemise; To climb something (e.g. a pole) gradually (e.g. using alternately one's arms then one's legs. ...
- Also called "speed wobble," this is a dangerous side-to-side front-end oscillation while riding caused by a damaged or in-need-of-repair bicycle, or road/trail conditions. It starts off slowly and gets worse and can easily lead to losing control and crashing. ...
