Word Study
shimmy
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun shimmy has 3 senses
- shimmy(n = noun.event) Array - an abnormal wobble in a motor vehicle (especially in the front wheels); "he could feel the shimmy in the steering wheel" is a kind of wobble
- shimmy(n = noun.artifact) chemise, shift, slip, teddy - a woman's sleeveless undergarment; Array has parts: shoulder strap, strap
- shimmy(n = noun.act) Array - lively dancing (usually to ragtime music) with much shaking of the shoulders and hips; Array is a kind of social dancing
is a kind of undergarment, unmentionable
Derived form verb shimmy2
Verb shimmy has 2 senses
- shimmy(v = verb.motion) wobble - tremble or shake; "His voice wobbled with restrained emotion" is one way to vibrate
- shimmy(v = verb.creation) Array - dance a shimmy; Array is one way to dance, trip the light fantastic, trip the light fantastic toe
Sample sentence:
Something ----s
Derived form noun shimmy3
Sample sentence:
Sam and Sue shimmy
OXFORD DICTIONARY
shimmy, n. & v.
--n. (pl. -ies)
1 hist. a kind of ragtime dance in which the whole body is shaken.
2 archaic colloq. = CHEMISE.
3 US an abnormal vibration of esp. the front wheels of a motor vehicle.
--v.intr. (-ies, -ied)
1 a hist. dance a shimmy. b move in a similar manner.
2 shake or vibrate abnormally.
--n. (pl. -ies)
1 hist. a kind of ragtime dance in which the whole body is shaken.
2 archaic colloq. = CHEMISE.
3 US an abnormal vibration of esp. the front wheels of a motor vehicle.
--v.intr. (-ies, -ied)
1 a hist. dance a shimmy. b move in a similar manner.
2 shake or vibrate abnormally.
Etymology
20th c.: orig. uncert.
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