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shimmied

vb. (en-past of: shimmy)

WordNet
shimmy
  1. n. an abnormal wobble in a motor vehicle (especially in the fromt wheels); "he could feel the shimmy in the steering wheel"

  2. a woman's sleeveless undergarment [syn: chemise, shift, slip, teddies, teddy]

  3. lively dancing (usually to ragtime music) with much shaking of the shoulders and hips

  4. v. tremble or shake; "His voice wobbled with restrained emotion" [syn: wobble]

  5. dance a shimmy

  6. [also: shimmied]

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Usage examples of "shimmied".

He shimmied his hips in pleasurable sync with the exaggerated double bobbing upon the plasterboard screen.

With a few liquid moves, she shimmied it over her head where it slid down and turned itself into a microdress.

The creature had shimmied up onto the bed and now had its bone and muck body poised over its victim.

He shimmied up the well, feeling every inch of the ascent, until he was just below the lip.

The Plymouth hesitated, shimmied for a moment, then took off in a cloud of exhaust down the street.

She cursed the wet suit as she shimmied out of it and tossed it through the window.

Holmes laughed nervously as a drop of moisture shimmied into the corner of his eye.