shimmyverb [ I ]
uk/ˈʃɪm.i/us/ˈʃɪm.i/to do a dance in which you shake your hips and shoulders:
She shimmied across the dance floor.
US If a car shimmies, it has a very light shaking movement that is not the usual movement of the car.
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