noun

1. A dance movement involving thrusting the shoulders back and forth alternately.

2. A dance that was popular in the 1920s.

3. An abnormal vibration, especially in the wheels of a vehicle.

verb

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).

   “He shimmied up the flagpole.”

3. To vibrate abnormally, as a broken wheel.

Synonyms: shin, shinny