shimmy

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈʃɪmɪ/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈʃɪmi/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(shimē)

Inflections of 'shimmy' (n): npl: shimmies
Inflections of 'shimmy' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
shimmies
v 3rd person singular
shimmying
v pres p
shimmied
v past
shimmied
v past p
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shimmy vi (shake side to side)sacudirse v prnl
  menearse v prnl
Note: Often followed by a preposition: e.g., up, over
 Marcie shimmied in the water to warm herself up.
 Marcie se sacudió en el agua para entrar en calor.
shimmy vi (dance a shimmy)menear los hombros loc verb
  sacudir los hombros loc verb
  contonearse v prnl
 The women shimmied and moved to the beat.
 La mujer meneó los hombros al ritmo de la música.
shimmy vi (shake, vibrate)sacudirse v prnl
  vibrar vi
 The car began to shimmy while I was driving on the highway, so I got off at the next exit to see what was wrong.
shimmy n (shaking dance movement)meneo nm
  contoneo nm
 The dancer gave a shimmy with her shoulders.
 La bailarina hizo un meneo con sus hombros.
 La bailarina hizo un contoneo con sus hombros.
shimmy n (shake, vibration)vibración nf
 I can feel a slight shimmy; maybe you should get your alignment checked.
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