English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
shimmy — [[t]ʃɪ̱mi[/t]] shimmies, shimmying, shimmied VERB If you shimmy, you dance or move in a way that involves shaking your hips and shoulders from side to side. Dancers embraced and shimmied in the streets of New Orleans French Quarter... [V… … English dictionary
shimmy — UK [ˈʃɪmɪ] / US verb [intransitive] Word forms shimmy : present tense I/you/we/they shimmy he/she/it shimmies present participle shimmying past tense shimmied past participle shimmied to move your shoulders and hips from side to side as you dance … English dictionary
shimmy — I. noun (plural shimmies) Date: 1837 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 II … New Collegiate Dictionary
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shimmy — /shim ee/, n., pl. shimmies, v., shimmied, shimmying. n. 1. an American ragtime dance marked by shaking of the hips and shoulders. 2. excessive wobbling in the front wheels of a motor vehicle. 3. a chemise. v.i. 4. to dance the shimmy. 5. to… … Universalium
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