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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (3)

1. an abnormal wobble in a motor vehicle (especially in the front wheels);
- Example: "he could feel the shimmy in the steering wheel"

2. a woman's sleeveless undergarment;
[syn: chemise, shimmy, shift, slip, teddy]

3. lively dancing (usually to ragtime music) with much shaking of the shoulders and hips;


VERB (2)

1. tremble or shake;
- Example: "His voice wobbled with restrained emotion"
[syn: shimmy, wobble]

2. dance a shimmy;


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Shimmy \Shim"my\, n. A chemise. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

shimmy n 1: an abnormal wobble in a motor vehicle (especially in the front wheels); "he could feel the shimmy in the steering wheel" 2: a woman's sleeveless undergarment [syn: chemise, shimmy, shift, slip, teddy] 3: lively dancing (usually to ragtime music) with much shaking of the shoulders and hips v 1: tremble or shake; "His voice wobbled with restrained emotion" [syn: shimmy, wobble] 2: dance a shimmy