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shimmy has definitions from the fields of clothing,dance
1
[ verb ] (dance) dance a shimmy

Used in print

(John Hazard Wildman, "Take It Off," The Arizona...)

She also taught them to sing `` I wish I could shimmy like my sister Kate '' .

Related terms

dance dancing

2
[ verb ] tremble or shake

Synonyms

wobble

Examples

"His voice wobbled with restrained emotion"

Used in print

(The Times-Picayune, [New Orleans]...)

It is not as convenient as the old type toothbrush and the paste tends to shimmy of the bristles .

Related terms

vibrate

3
[ noun ] (dance) lively dancing (usually to ragtime music) with much shaking of the shoulders and hips

Related terms

social_dancing

4
[ noun ] an abnormal wobble in a motor vehicle (especially in the front wheels)

Examples

"he could feel the shimmy in the steering wheel"

Related terms

wobble

5
[ noun ] (clothing) a woman's sleeveless undergarment

Synonyms

shift slip teddies teddy chemise

Related terms

undergarment strap

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Rhymes with

jimmy

Phonetic and Homophones

SH IH1 M IY0

Similar Spelling

shammy shim Shumway Shum shmo shem sham Shomo Shima shema Shein shawm Shani shame Shain shiny Shaina

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