Meaning & use
Shimmy
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A shaking, quivering, or wobbling movement, often associated with a style of dance or a vehicle's unsteady vibration.
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The dancer added a quick shimmy to punctuate the routine.
The car developed a shimmy in the front wheels at high speed.
A note on using this word
As a verb, 'to shimmy' can also mean to climb by gripping and wriggling upward, as in shimmying up a pole.
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2. verb
To move with a shaking or wriggling motion, or to climb by alternately gripping with hands and feet.
He shimmied up the drainpipe to reach the window.
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