shimmy

[US]/'ʃɪmɪ/
[UK]/'ʃɪmi/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. a dance move involving shaking the hips
v. to shake, tremble, or jiggle.

Example Sentences

The dancer performed a shimmy on stage.

She added a shimmy to her dance routine.

He tried to shimmy through the narrow gap.

The car thief used a shimmy to break into the vehicle.

The old door needed a shimmy to open.

She gave her hips a little shimmy.

He could feel the car shimmy as it accelerated.

The shimmy in the steering wheel indicated a problem with the alignment.

The cat did a little shimmy before pouncing on its prey.

She used a shimmy to adjust her position in the crowded room.

Real-world Examples

He has that like little shoe shimmy that he does.

Source: The private playlist of a celebrity.

They don't? Are you sure? - Stop shimmying. Stop.

Source: Modern Family - Season 10

Hey, we're out of towels and those shimmy things.

Source: The Vampire Diaries Season 1

" Give me your shimmy, Melanie, and I'll wad it around his head" .

Source: Gone with the Wind

I'll pre-disable the smoke detectors so you don't set it off when you shimmy out of those sensible wide-leg trousers.

Source: Modern Family - Season 08

Why are those lines broken, if not to make the paint pulse and flicker and shine and shimmy?

Source: BBC documentary "Civilization"

If I wiggled side to side, it would kind of shimmy around.

Source: Fresh air

Harry shimmied up a tall, thin little tree.

Source: The heart is a lonely hunter.

I shimmied up the wheel and  popped the lid right off.

Source: Storyline Online English Stories

Have a little shimmy, a little boogie. Great. We're good to go.

Source: Engvid-Benjamin Course Collection

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