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shimmying

verb

Meaning

  1. To perform a shimmy (dance movement involving thrusting the shoulders back and forth alternately).
  2. To climb something (e.g. a pole) gradually (e.g. using alternately one's arms then one's legs).
  3. To vibrate abnormally, as a broken wheel.
  4. To shake the body as if dancing the shimmy.
  5. To move across a narrow ledge, either by hanging from it or by strafing on it along the wall.

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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