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shimmy

 
Noun shimmy has 3 senses
  1. shimmy - an abnormal wobble in a motor vehicle (especially in the fromt wheels); "he could feel the shimmy in the steering wheel"
    --1 is a kind of
    wobble
  2. chemise, shimmy, shift, slip, teddies, teddy - a woman's sleeveless undergarment
    --2 is a kind of undergarment
    --2 has parts: strap, shoulder strap
  3. shimmy - lively dancing (usually to ragtime music) with much shaking of the shoulders and hips
    --3 is a kind of
    social dancing
    Derived form: verb shimmy2
Verb shimmy has 2 senses
  1. shimmy, wobble - tremble or shake; "His voice wobbled with restrained emotion"
    --1 is one way to vibrate
    Sample sentence:
    Something ----s
  2. shimmy - dance a shimmy
    --2 is one way to
    dance, trip the light fantastic, trip the light fantastic toe
    Derived form: noun shimmy3
    Sample sentence:
    Sam and Sue shimmy
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