shimmy

(noun, verb)

noun

1. an abnormal wobble in a motor vehicle (especially in the front wheels)

- he could feel the shimmy in the steering wheel

Definition categories: event, wobble

2. a woman's sleeveless undergarment

Similar word(s): chemise, shift, slip, teddy

Definition categories: man–made, undergarment, unmentionable

3. lively dancing (usually to ragtime music) with much shaking of the shoulders and hips

Definition categories: act

verb

1. tremble or shake

Similar word(s): wobble

Definition categories: motion, vibrate

2. dance a shimmy

Definition categories: creation, dance

Sentences with shimmy as a verb:

- The static made her dress shimmy up her leg.