How to Use shimmy in a Sentence

shimmy

1 of 2 noun
Definition of shimmynext
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  • Our cause célèbre makes for shimmies and shakes the world over.
    — al, 5 Feb. 2020
  • Then jerk the lure with a sweep of the rod tip, or use a pop-pop-popping motion to put the shimmy and shake in a jerk bait.
    — Flip Putthoff, Arkansas Online, 22 Feb. 2022
  • At the top of the box, the captain cut one way, ducked the other and then tugged the ball back to shimmy free of his defender.
    — Julia Poe, Pro Soccer USA, 5 Aug. 2019
  • Meryl Streep gave Pharrell and his hat her best shimmy.
    — Marie Claire, 2 Mar. 2014
  • After stretching, the ladies try out some chest shimmies and neck rolls.
    — Mariah Smith, The Cut, 18 Dec. 2017
  • All the Bryan show staples were back: the hip wiggles, the butt shimmies, the purring, the Miller Lite toasting and tossing, the shots of Patron.
    — Piet Levy, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 29 June 2017
  • With the Targa’s roof panel stowed, rough roads send a minor shimmy through the body.
    — Steve Siler, Car and Driver, 16 Feb. 2018
  • After the transfer, the male did a shimmy that Matsushige had only seen in the video of the wild sea dragons.
    — Madeline Bodin, Discover Magazine, 23 Nov. 2020
  • His shimmy with the puck on breakouts or at the blue line have become Heiskanen canon.
    — Dallas News, 5 May 2022
  • Any slight shimmy may have the whole thing toppling down at any moment!
    — Sable Yong, Allure, 14 July 2017
  • At an obstacle course, plebes flip and shimmy over logs and poles.
    — Sarah Larimer, Washington Post, 16 May 2017
  • Sight is as important in this case as sound and Stephanaya has got the strut and the shimmy down perfectly.
    — Mel Shields, sacbee, 27 Apr. 2018
  • There was no shimmy on his way to the sidelines after the Boston timeout.
    — Chris Fedor, cleveland.com, 22 May 2017
  • The point guard reacted with a shimmy as Curry ran by him.
    — Jenna West, SI.com, 24 May 2018
  • Sorry, Samir, but unfortunately for all of us the next shimmy might have to wait for the Big Dance.
    — Joseph Goodman | [email protected], al, 12 Feb. 2020
  • And sure enough, within seconds, Olivia somehow hoists herself herself over the crib and shimmies down to the ground.
    — Aurelie Corinthios, PEOPLE.com, 10 July 2018
  • The 30-year-old then followed up the shot with a shimmy celebration, much to his head coach's amusement.
    — Nihal Kolur, SI.com, 21 May 2018
  • If one of those bad things does happen and it can’t be fixed, even with the perfect shimmy, years of work could be undone in an instant.
    — Marina Koren, The Atlantic, 25 Dec. 2021
  • One shimmy of a sudden line suddenly strikes through it all.
    — Vona Groarke, The New York Review of Books, 8 Oct. 2020
  • The superfan and his musical favorite got to hold hands and shimmy on stage.
    — Nick Romano, EW.com, 4 Mar. 2022
  • Meanwhile, people of all ages came out to watch legend Tanya Tucker shimmy on stage.
    — Anna Moeslein, Glamour, 29 Apr. 2018
  • So now Hayes is opting for eager to please, with arm sways and shimmies, loads of high-fives for fans up front and direct eye contact with folks in the balcony.
    — Piet Levy, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 23 Feb. 2018
  • Kemba Walker did a little shimmy, and then sank the free throw that would send him into the Charlotte Hornets record book.
    — Brendan Marks, charlotteobserver, 1 Nov. 2017
  • During the first week of the season, Cabrera would get to second base after a double, pound his chest and do a little shimmy.
    — Anthony Fenech, Detroit Free Press, 7 Apr. 2018
  • After Niko shimmies into a red dress, Gvatua needs to strap him into the studded bra.
    — Liana Satenstein, Vogue, 21 Nov. 2018
  • Clearly, our human brains also have evolved to sway, shimmy and shake our bodies along to music.
    — Susan Pinker, WSJ, 25 Jan. 2020
  • There was also a delightful pair of short boots on which the heel was covered with free-hanging chain mail that appeared to shimmy and dance with each step.
    — Adam Tschorn, latimes.com, 2 Mar. 2018
  • Cueto’s final pitch of the seventh inning, a triple shimmy if there ever was one, might have made fans dizzy, not to mention C.J. Cron.
    — John Shea, San Francisco Chronicle, 9 Apr. 2021
  • Carmelo Anthony isolates on Derrick Rose, ready to do the bump-and-shimmy that is his career-long groove.
    — Michael Powell, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2016
  • Despite the heat, Sloan dons a Spider-Man costume and shimmies and shakes his head to music, garnering honks and waves from drivers.
    — Molly Sullivan, sacbee, 13 July 2017
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shimmy

2 of 2 verb
  • One of the car's wheels was shimmying.
  • They were shimmying on the dance floor.
  • I shimmied into my jacket.
  • On the field, Wally waved the Red Sox flag and shimmied his hips.
    — Dugan Arnett, BostonGlobe.com, 22 Aug. 2019
  • This way, the climber can shimmy up the rope without touching the rock face.
    — Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Nov. 2022
  • Tucker stretched his arms wide around the trunk and shimmied around it.
    — Ted Gregory, chicagotribune.com, 27 Apr. 2018
  • The doors were chained to their frames and could not be opened more than a foot; detainees had to shimmy through.
    — David Remnic, The New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2021
  • This is just the sort of science story that shimmies to the top of newsfeeds.
    — Daniel Engber, Slate Magazine, 14 Feb. 2017
  • In a nearby liquor store, bottles shimmied off their shelves and smashed to the floor.
    — David L. Stern, Washington Post, 2 Jan. 2024
  • This song is perfect for members of the single squad to shimmy to on the dance floor.
    — Noelle Devoe, Seventeen, 15 Nov. 2022
  • On Maduro’s outdoor set, people rose, shimmied and clapped to the beat.
    — Patricia Mazzei, miamiherald, 24 July 2017
  • So go ahead, shimmy the ice off your shoulders, and ease into one of these hot springs.
    — Outside Online, 12 Feb. 2014
  • The state got lucky when Irma’s path shimmied west, and the hurricane lacked a back half.
    — Time, 13 Sep. 2017
  • A few yards later, Rashaan Gaulden took a shot and got turned around as Toney shimmied his way for a 19-yard gain.
    — Ryan Young, ajc, 19 Sep. 2017
  • And of course there was this moment, when Turner went wild on the bench as Lance Stephenson shimmied on the court.
    — Dakota Crawford, Indianapolis Star, 16 Jan. 2018
  • Mowry could be seen bopping her head back and forth, shimmying her hips and even adding a few snaps.
    — Esther Kang, Peoplemag, 20 Jan. 2024
  • To help her dress, Colt moves her back onto the bed and rolls her side to side, shimmying her pant legs on a bit at a time.
    — Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2019
  • People shimmied up next to show sheep, grinned on the midway or propped toddlers up on bales of hay.
    — Alyson Ward, Houston Chronicle, 5 Mar. 2018
  • As Kate shimmied down a runway in a see-through tube dress by Charlotte Todd, the young prince was taken.
    — Elise Taylor, Vogue, 14 Dec. 2023
  • The first was able to shimmy out from under the tank, but Clement was severely injured.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Aug. 2019
  • As in just one second, a player can shimmy the ball onto his left foot and curl it into the top corner of the net.
    — SI.com, 9 Oct. 2019
  • Proctor shimmied under a fence and hid behind a tour bus in the parking lot.
    — Greg Toppo, USA TODAY, 4 Oct. 2017
  • Some of the 150 guests fled the gunbattle and fire sparked by the assault by shimmying down bedsheets from the upper floors.
    — Bloomberg.com, 21 Jan. 2018
  • His father tossed the two boys to his friend on the ground and then shimmied down the rope himself, badly injuring his hands and arm.
    — Michael Hamad, courant.com, 27 June 2019
  • The Jimmy tool from our friends at iFixit has a thin strip of steel on the tip that can be used to wedge, pry, or shimmy open just about anything.
    — Michael Calore, Wired, 18 Nov. 2021
  • Overpass is a climbing challenge in which people have to climb up and over a beam, or shimmy across it.
    — Charles Infosino, Cincinnati.com, 12 June 2020
  • Some 150 guests fled the gun battle and fire sparked by the assault by shimmying down bedsheets from the upper floors.
    — Doug MacCash, NOLA.com, 27 Jan. 2018
  • But the group would have to shimmy down a very steep path with poor visibility to reach the river, then take a boat to get there.
    — Kate Springer, CNN, 21 Oct. 2021
  • The Uber car was squeezed into the narrow Boston street between other cars, and Wilcox had to shimmy out.
    — Joe Mullin, Ars Technica, 8 Aug. 2017
  • In the clip, Theron and her daughters can be seen shimmying in unison and eventually doing the Sprinkler with big smiles on their faces.
    — Lauren Huff, EW.com, 9 Aug. 2023

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