shimmied
past simple and past participle ofshimmy
shimmy
verb[I]
uk/ˈʃɪm.i/us/ˈʃɪm.i/to do adancein which youshakeyourhipsandshoulders:
She shimmiedacrossthedancefloor.
[+ adv/prep]mainlyUK(USusuallyshin,shinny)
toclimbsmoothlyup, down, or along something byholdingittightlywithyourarmsandlegs:
He could shimmy up adrainpipewithease.
Workers on theroofshimmied downladders.
[+ adv/prep]US
tomoveup and down and fromsidetosidewithsmall,quickmovements,especiallyinorderto put on or take offclothes:
Every woman has had thatmomentofelationwhen she shimmies into something asizesmallerthanusual.
She shimmied out of thatbrowndresswhile herdaughterwas stillfiddlingwithbuttons.
US
If acarshimmies, it makes a verylightshakingmovementthat is not theusualmovementof thecar.
Dance & choreography
- arabesque
- backing dancer
- backspin
- backup dancer
- ballerina
- cut a rugidiom
- dabbing
- dance
- dance studio
- dancer
- morris dance
- morris dancer
- morris dancing
- mosh
- mosher
- Terpsichore
- terpsichorean
- throw shapesidiom
- tights
- tutu
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Moving on your hands and legs or on your stomach
Shaking, swinging and vibrating
Examplesofshimmied
shimmied
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
By his own account, it was his second attempt: on his first heshimmiedup the drainpipe, startling a housemaid, who called security.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The performer shook, jumped andshimmiedin perfect motion, spurring the crowd to rise in an emotional fervor.
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- medium-sized city
- medium-sized company
- medium-sized enterprise
- medium-sized farm
- medium-sized firm
- medium-sized town
- medium-size firm
- medium speed
- medium-term
- medium-term
- medium-term credit
- medium-term-credit
- medium-term debt
- memorial service
- memorial-service
- memorization
- memorize
- memorized
- memorizing
- memory
- memory address
- memory-address
- memory allocation
- memory allocation
- memory bandwidth