shimmying

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third-person singular of shimmy
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An abnormal vibration, especially in the wheels of a vehicle
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To vibrate abnormally, as a broken wheel
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To shake the body as if dancing the shimmy
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To climb something (e.g. a pole) gradually (e.g. using alternately one's arms then one's legs.)

The static made her dress shimmy up her leg.

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A dance that was popular in the 1920s
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chemise
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A chemise
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Alternating shoulder movements forward and backward
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{f} dance the shimmy (style of jazz dance); wobble, vibrate (as of vehicle tires)
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{i} style of jazz dance from the 1920s characterized by rhythmic shaking of the shoulders and hips; abnormal vibration (in the tires of a vehicle, etc.)
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To climb sometime (e.g. a pole) gradually (e.g. using alternately ones arms then ones legs.)
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an abnormal wobble in a motor vehicle (especially in the fromt wheels); "he could feel the shimmy in the steering wheel"
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dance a shimmy
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dance a shimmy tremble or shake; "His voice wobbled with restrained emotion
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Shoulder Shrug: Alternating shoulder movements forward and backward at a rapid rate, keeping in time to the music
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lively dancing (usually to ragtime music) with much shaking of the shoulders and hips an abnormal wobble in a motor vehicle (especially in the fromt wheels); "he could feel the shimmy in the steering wheel"
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A sleeveless chemise
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a woman's sleeveless undergarment
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tremble or shake; "His voice wobbled with restrained emotion"
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is an alternating forward and backward shoulder, hip or body movement to the beat and rhythm of the music
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It started as an African American dance of the late 1880's It is a shaking of the shoulders and a whole body First recreated by Gilda Gray
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If you shimmy, you dance or move in a way that involves shaking your hips and shoulders from side to side. Dancers shimmied in the streets of New Orleans. to move forwards or backwards while also quickly moving slightly from side to side (shimmy type of dance (1900-2000), perhaps from shimmy (19-20 centuries), from chemise)
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lively dancing (usually to ragtime music) with much shaking of the shoulders and hips
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A shimmy is a rapid side to side shaking of the front wheels Shimmies are usually caused by one of the following: a bent rim; a shifted belt in a tire (causing one steel belt to slide sideways on top of the other belt, causing a wave in the tread); a loose steering linkage component; a loose suspension component; or a loose halfshaft or CV joint If the shimmy occurs while cruising, the cause is usually due to a faulty steering or suspension component If the shimmy only occurs under acceleration, then it is usually attributed to a faulty drivetrain component such as a halfshaft or CV joint Finally, if the shimmy is constant from a dead stop and intensifies with speed, then the technician should look for a bent rim or a shifted belt in a tire A good inspection of the above mentioned components usually exposes the cause of a shimmy
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