Lexic.us

Definition of Shimmy

1. Verb. Tremble or shake. "His voice wobbled with restrained emotion"

2. Noun. An abnormal wobble in a motor vehicle (especially in the front wheels). "He could feel the shimmy in the steering wheel"

3. Verb. Dance a shimmy. "Sam and Sue shimmy"

4. Noun. A woman's sleeveless undergarment.

5. Noun. Lively dancing (usually to ragtime music) with much shaking of the shoulders and hips.

Definition of Shimmy

1. n. A chemise.

Definition of Shimmy

1. Noun. An abnormal vibration, especially in the wheels of a vehicle. ¹

2. Noun. (archaic) A dance that was popular in the 1920s. ¹

3. Noun. (rare) A sleeveless chemise. ¹

4. Verb. To climb something (e.g. a pole) gradually (e.g. using alternately one's arms then one's legs.) ¹

5. Verb. (intransitive) To vibrate abnormally, as a broken wheel. ¹

6. Verb. (intransitive rare) To shake the body as if dancing the shimmy. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Shimmy

1. to vibrate or wobble [v -MIED, -MYING, -MIES]

Medical Definition of Shimmy

1. A chemise. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Shimmy

shimekomi shimiyana shimmed shimmer shimmered shimmeriness shimmering shimmeringly shimmers shimmery

shimmey shimmeys shimmied shimmies shimming shimmy (current term) shimmy-shammy shimmy on down shimmying shimpan

shimpan bucho shimpan fukubucho shims shin shin-splints shin bone shin guard shin pad shin pads

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