SHIMMY as NOUN

  1. Meaning
    • lively dancing (usually to ragtime music) with much shaking of the shoulders and hips
    Hypernyms(s) shimmy is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)
  2. Meaning
    • a woman’’s sleeveless undergarment
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) shimmy is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
  3. Meaning
    • an abnormal wobble in a motor vehicle (especially in the fromt wheels)
    Usage Example(s)
    • he could feel the shimmy in the steering wheel
    Hypernyms(s) shimmy is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower

SHIMMY as VERB

  1. Meaning
    • dance a shimmy
    Hypernyms(s) shimmy is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)
  2. Meaning
    • tremble or shake
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • His voice wobbled with restrained emotion
    Hypernyms(s) shimmy is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower