1 : to move or shake your body from side to side [no obj] ▪ They were shimmying on the dance floor. ▪ I shimmied into my jacket. [+ obj] ▪ She shimmied her hips. 2 [no obj] US : to vibrate or move very quickly from side to side
▪ One of the car's wheels was shimmying.
▪ One of the car's wheels was shimmying.
— shimmy noun, plural shimmies [count]
▪ She gave her hips a shimmy.
▪ She gave her hips a shimmy.





