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Meaning of shimmying

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

shimmying

verb

Definitions

  1. To perform a shimmy (dance movement involving thrusting the shoulders back and forth alternately).

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

    Example: He shimmied up the flagpole.

  3. To vibrate abnormally, as a broken wheel.

  4. To shake the body as if dancing the shimmy.