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Definition of shimmy verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

shimmy

verb

NAmE//ˈʃɪmi//

[intransitive] + adv./prep.Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they shimmy

he / she / it shimmies

past simple shimmied

-ing form shimmying

to dance or move in a way that involves shaking your hips and shoulders She shimmied onto the dance floor.

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