Shimmied

Pronunciation: /ˈʃɪmiː/

Shimmied (verb)

  1. to move your body quickly from side to side, often in a dance.
  2. to move through a small space by shaking or wiggling your body.

Examples

  • She can shimmy across the dance floor effortlessly.
  • They shimmy to the rhythm of the music.

Common collocations: shimmy across, shimmy to the beat, shimmy through, shimmy under, perform a shimmy

Shimmied (noun)

  1. a dance where the body shakes quickly from side to side.

Examples

  • The shimmy is a popular dance at parties.
  • She learned the shimmy from her grandmother.

Synonyms of Shimmied

Informal

Antonyms of Shimmied

  • When describing movement or lack thereof.