SHIMMY

• (noun) lively dancing (usually to ragtime music) with much shaking of the shoulders and hips

• (noun) a woman's sleeveless undergarment

  synonyms : chemise , shift , slip , teddy

• (noun) an abnormal wobble in a motor vehicle (especially in the front wheels)

  "he could feel the shimmy in the steering wheel"

• (verb) dance a shimmy

• (verb) tremble or shake

  "His voice wobbled with restrained emotion"

  synonyms : wobble

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