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shimmy
('/S//I/m/i/ )

noun (n)

  • an abnormal wobble in a motor vehicle (especially in the front wheels)(noun.event)
    Example:
    He could feel the shimmy in the steering wheel.
    source: wordnet30
  • a woman's sleeveless undergarment(noun.artifact)
    Synonym:
    chemise, shift, slip, teddy
    source: wordnet30
  • lively dancing (usually to ragtime music) with much shaking of the shoulders and hips(noun.act)
    source: wordnet30
  • A chemise.(noun)
    source: webster1913

verb (v)

  • tremble or shake(verb.motion)
    Synonym:
    wobble
    source: wordnet30
  • dance a shimmy(verb.creation)
    source: wordnet30
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