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A dance movement involving thrusting the shoulders back and forth alternately.
An abnormal vibration, especially in the wheels of a vehicle.
A dance that was popular in the 1920s.
(rare) A sleeveless chemise.
(dance) To perform a (dance movement involving thrusting the shoulders back and forth alternately).
To climb something (e.g. a pole) gradually (e.g. using alternately one's arms then one's legs).
To vibrate abnormally, as a broken wheel.
(rare) To shake the body as if dancing the shimmy.
The twenty-fourth letter of the .
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As a noun shimmy
is a dance movement involving thrusting the shoulders back and forth alternately.As a verb shimmy
is (dance) to perform a (dance movement involving thrusting the shoulders back and forth alternately).As a letter x is
the twenty-fourth letter of the.As a symbol x is
voiceless velar fricative.shimmy
English
(wikipedia shimmy)Noun
(shimmies)Verb
- He shimmied up the flagpole.
- The static made her dress shimmy up her leg.