shimmying
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shimmying verb
- To perform a shimmy (dance movement involving thrusting the shoulders back and forth alternately).
- To climb something (e.g. a pole) gradually (e.g. using alternately one's arms then one's legs).“He shimmied up the flagpole.”
- To vibrate abnormally, as a broken wheel.
- To shake the body as if dancing the shimmy.
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