shimmied (Meaning)

shimmied

to vibrate abnormally, to shake, quiver, or tremble in or as if in dancing a shimmy, a jazz dance characterized by a shaking of the body from the shoulders down, shinny, an abnormal vibration especially in the front wheels of a motor vehicle, chemise

shimmied Sentence Examples

  1. The gymnast shimmied effortlessly up the sheer cliff face.
  2. The thief shimmied through the narrow window with remarkable agility.
  3. The acrobat shimmied down the rope with graceful poise.
  4. The snake shimmied its way through the undergrowth.
  5. The prisoner shimmied out of his shackles and escaped.
  6. The eel shimmied past the predator's teeth.
  7. The squirrel shimmied up the tree trunk with lightning speed.
  8. The cat shimmied across the fence with stealth.
  9. The wind shimmied the leaves on the trees.
  10. The child shimmied up the slide with ease.

FAQs About the word shimmied

to vibrate abnormally, to shake, quiver, or tremble in or as if in dancing a shimmy, a jazz dance characterized by a shaking of the body from the shoulders down

clambered, climbed, shinnied, swarmed, scrambled, shinned,scrabbled, scaled, surmounted, mounted

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The gymnast shimmied effortlessly up the sheer cliff face.

The thief shimmied through the narrow window with remarkable agility.

The acrobat shimmied down the rope with graceful poise.

The snake shimmied its way through the undergrowth.