shimmying
present 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
Examplesofshimmying
shimmying
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
A male will court a female by diving in front of her, cutting her off, shaking andshimmyinguntil she agrees to spawn.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.They scatter eggs among fine-leaved plants as well as directly on to the substrate during a characteristic, side-by-side,shimmyingcourtship ritual.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The undercarriage responded badly to this, the bogiesshimmyinguncontrollably.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Willis has made it clear that he was a problem child, regularly sneaking out of the house byshimmyingdown drain pipes.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Sam moves byshimmyinghorizontally across the grid and climbing upwards, once he has moved up a storey he can not climb back down.
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