Shimmy
verb
To move or shake your body with small, quick motions.
She shimmied in excitement when she heard the good news.
Often appears as...
- shimmy down
- shimmy up
noun
A dance that involves shaking the body with fast small motions.
The dancer performed a shimmy in the middle of the song.
Often appears as...
- do a shimmy
- shimmy dance
noun
An irregular movement or vibration in a mechanical part causing a shaking motion.
The car has a shimmy in the front end that needs fixing.
Often appears as...
- front end shimmy
- wheel shimmy
Usage tips
Technical
verb
To move or shake your body with small, quick motions.
She shimmied in excitement when she heard the good news.
Often appears as...
- shimmy down
- shimmy up
noun
A dance that involves shaking the body with fast small motions.
The dancer performed a shimmy in the middle of the song.
Often appears as...
- do a shimmy
- shimmy dance
noun
An irregular movement or vibration in a mechanical part causing a shaking motion.
The car has a shimmy in the front end that needs fixing.
Often appears as...
- front end shimmy
- wheel shimmy
Usage tips
Technical
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/2Expressing Excitement
Use 'shimmy' to describe a playful or joyful movement without formal dance moves.
At the party, everyone started to shimmy when their favorite song came on.
Pro Tip 2/2Quick Movement
The verb 'shimmy' emphasizes rapid and often small movements of the body.
She shimmied through the crowd to get to the front of the stage.
Pro Tip 1/2Expressing Excitement
Use 'shimmy' to describe a playful or joyful movement without formal dance moves.
At the party, everyone started to shimmy when their favorite song came on.
Pro Tip 2/2Quick Movement
The verb 'shimmy' emphasizes rapid and often small movements of the body.
She shimmied through the crowd to get to the front of the stage.
Pro Tip 1/2Expressing Excitement
Use 'shimmy' to describe a playful or joyful movement without formal dance moves.
At the party, everyone started to shimmy when their favorite song came on.
Pro Tip 2/2Quick Movement
The verb 'shimmy' emphasizes rapid and often small movements of the body.
She shimmied through the crowd to get to the front of the stage.
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Video examples
Safari Live - Day 166 PIPE...
two male giraffes or almost coming to a fight and they were almost necking and they hit each other very hardly and so squid a big bang we had and I'm guessing we might be having a monitor lizard doing a little shimmy I've never seen a
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This sea creature...
called a respiratory tree that extracts oxygen from seawater. Certain species of crabs and pearlfish take advantage of this rhythmic action and, once the sea cucumber’s anus is dilated, they shimmy in and take shelter.
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The health benefits of...
And her blue eyes locked with mine. We took turns singing and forgetting the words. She led, I followed. A waltz step here, a shimmy here. Hands on our hearts, our foreheads touching,
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 166 PIPE...
two male giraffes or almost coming to a fight and they were almost necking and they hit each other very hardly and so squid a big bang we had and I'm guessing we might be having a monitor lizard doing a little shimmy I've never seen a
Video examples
This sea creature...
called a respiratory tree that extracts oxygen from seawater. Certain species of crabs and pearlfish take advantage of this rhythmic action and, once the sea cucumber’s anus is dilated, they shimmy in and take shelter.
Video examples
The health benefits of...
And her blue eyes locked with mine. We took turns singing and forgetting the words. She led, I followed. A waltz step here, a shimmy here. Hands on our hearts, our foreheads touching,
Example 1 of 3
Quote examples
Bethany Mota
American Entertainer
My viewers actually know about my little routine for spraying perfume. I put it on my wrists and rub them together, then I spray a little bit on my neck and three spritzes in front of me and then I shimmy through them.
Quote examples
Bethany Mota
American Entertainer
My viewers actually know about my little routine for spraying perfume. I put it on my wrists and rub them together, then I spray a little bit on my neck and three spritzes in front of me and then I shimmy through them.
Example 1 of 1
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