shimmy
shim‧my /ˈʃɪmi/ verb (past tense and past participle shimmied, present participle shimmying, third person singular shimmies) [intransitive]
((shimmey) چرخ وسیله نقلیه) تاب داشتن، لرزش داشتن، تکان تکان خوردن (اتومبیل)
shim‧my /ˈʃɪmi/
verb (
past tense and past participle shimmied,
present participle shimmying,
third person singular shimmies)
[intransitive][
Date: 1900-2000;
Origin: shimmy type of dance (1900-2000), perhaps from shimmy 'simple dress or piece of women's underwear' (19-20 centuries), from chemise]
to move forwards or backwards while also quickly moving slightly from side to side
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