shimmy

noun · verbA2

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Danh từ

noun

Plural noun:

shimmies

1.
A dance move involving thrusting the shoulders back and forth alternately.
2.
A dance that was popular in the 1920s.
3.
An abnormal vibration, especially in the wheels of a vehicle.
4.
(rare)A sleeveless chemise.

Động từ

verb

V_es/s

shimmies

V_ing/Gerund

shimmying

V_ed/pp

shimmied

1.
(dance) To perform a shimmy (dance movement involving thrusting the shoulders back and forth alternately).
2.
To climb something (e.g. a pole) gradually (e.g. using alternately one's arms then one's legs).
He shimmied up the flagpole.
The static made her dress shimmy up her leg.
3.
(intransitive)To vibrate abnormally, as a broken wheel.
4.
(intransitive, rare)To shake the body as if dancing the shimmy.
5.
(intransitive)(intransitive, video games) To move across a narrow ledge, either by hanging from it or by strafing on it along the wall.

Từ liên quan

Đồng nghĩa

shin shinnyclimb a pole shinny, shin Canada

Cùng gốc / liên quan

shimmy shakeshimmy-shammy

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Nguồn gốc từ

A chemise (mistaken for a plural).