Thesaurus results for SHIMMY

shimmy

verb

Definition of shimmy

as in to clamber

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as in to tap-dance

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Recent Examples of shimmy Through choreography that feels more appropriate for the Silver Slipper than a wedding, Cassie shimmies up and down the dance floor with tears in her eyes as the attendees smile and cheer for the happy couple. — Zoe Papelis, Vulture, 27 Apr. 2026 The trio then shimmied back on to stage, with Coughlan and Fallon embracing as the madcap segment came to an end, and the show cut to a sketch in which Coughlan sent up her film The Faraway Tree with an explicit rap for studio executives. — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 25 Apr. 2026 In an interview with Forbes, for instance, Generalist engineers describe the model giving a plastic bag a little shake to get a plush toy to shimmy inside, even though such a move wasn’t explicitly programmed in the training data. — Kyle Orland, ArsTechnica, 6 Apr. 2026 As the objects shimmy, an umbrella emerges from behind to join in. — Shannon Taggart, Artforum, 1 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for shimmy

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Matching my best safari sightings over the years, the sight of a mother helping her calf deftly navigate the mighty Zambezi and clamber up the muddy banks moves me to tears.

— Charukesi Ramadurai, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Oct. 2026
Commercial satellite operators are already clambering to claim space on Falcon 9s as the final sales are made.

— Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of clamber

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In Siberia, this ethereal dance will happen shortly after dawn; in Reykjavik, in the late afternoon; and, here in Valencia, the celestial pas-de-deux will boogie down just before sunset, right above the horizon.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Aug. 2026
Unbothered, Louis smirked at his sister and continued to boogie to the beat.

— Alicia Brunker, InStyle, 11 June 2026

Definition of boogie

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From here Cathedral Rock Trail steepens dramatically, shinnying up rock faces, angling from ledge to ledge.

— Roger Naylor, AZCentral.com, 8 Nov. 2025
The slippery custom began a half-century ago merely as a means to dissuade drunken daredevils from attempting to shinny up the poles in order to mingle with paying guests.

— DOUG MACCASH | Staff writer, NOLA.com, 25 Jan. 2021

Definition of shinny

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Fox, the actress-model-memoirist best known for Uncut Gems, and Shazam, the model-photographer-director, first met at a party as teens and have been bopping around lower Manhattan ever since.

— Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 23 Sep. 2026
Around me, in the nosebleeds, were a mix of children in big friend groups and softly bopping couples.

— Naaman Zhou, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of bop

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Yields have been generally climbing there because of worries about the government's big debt load and strained budget.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 23 Oct. 2026
Yields have been generally climbing there because of worries about the government’s big debt load and strained budget.

— Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of climb

Verb

Those who thought the Los Angeles Dodgers and their massive payroll were going to waltz into Milwaukee and run over the Brewers were wrong.

— Sean Joseph OutKick, FOXNews.com, 12 Oct. 2026
From Hannah Brown to Joey Graziadei to Tyler Cameron, Dancing With the Stars has seen more than a few Bachelor Nation alums waltz their way through the competition, but there’s a reason JoJo Fletcher hasn’t made it to the dance floor… yet.

— Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of waltz

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