English-Finnish translations for shimmy

Definition of shimmy

  • A dance movement involving thrusting the shoulders back and forth alternately
  • An abnormal vibration, especially in the wheels of a vehicle
  • To perform a #Noun|shimmy (dance movement involving thrusting the shoulders back and forth alternately
  • To vibrate abnormally, as a broken wheel
  • To move across a narrow ledge, either by hanging from it or by strafing on it along the wall

Examples

  • He shimmied up the flagpole.
  • The static made her dress shimmy up her leg.

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