Shimmy - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈʃɪmɪ|  American pronunciation of the word shimmy
Brit.  |ˈʃɪmɪ|  British pronunciation of the word shimmy

noun

- an abnormal wobble in a motor vehicle (especially in the front wheels)
he could feel the shimmy in the steering wheel
- a woman's sleeveless undergarment (syn: chemise, shift, slip)
- lively dancing (usually to ragtime music) with much shaking of the shoulders and hips

verb

- tremble or shake (syn: wobble)
- dance a shimmy

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: shimmy
he/she/it: shimmies
present participle: shimmying
past tense: shimmied
past participle: shimmied
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