TubeTalkTubeTalk Pronunciation
How to pronounce “shimmy”
Hear “shimmy” in real YouTube speech, then study definitions and example sentence snippets.
Pronunciation guide for shimmy
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of shimmy with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 8 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- The health benefits of clowning around
a shimmy here.
- Definition summary
- A dance move involving thrusting the shoulders back and forth alternately.
Example 1 of 8
How to pronounce shimmy
The health benefits of clowning around
a shimmy here.
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “shimmy”
Meaning
- [Noun]
- A dance move involving thrusting the shoulders back and forth alternately.
- A dance that was popular in the 1920s.
- An abnormal vibration, especially in the wheels of a vehicle.
- (rare) A sleeveless chemise.
- [Verb]
- (dance) To perform a shimmy (dance movement involving thrusting the shoulders back and forth alternately).
- To climb something (e.g. a pole) gradually (e.g. using alternately one's arms then one's legs).
- (intransitive) To vibrate abnormally, as a broken wheel.
- (intransitive, rare) To shake the body as if dancing the shimmy.
- (intransitive, video games) To move across a narrow ledge, either by hanging from it or by strafing on it along the wall.
Practice Nearby Words
chemise, shift, wobble, teddy, slip, teddies, shimmey, backslide, shuvit, scoot, shiver, shiko, moonwalk, undersweep, swop, tailslide, surf, squat thrust, pop shove-it, softshoe, scissor kick, fishtail, twizzle, underpush, sloshing, transition, soubresaut, kickout, shewfelt, hardflip, glissade, sprinkler, skidding, shingling, splits, slow dance, swifter, sit spin, layback, spread eagle, skyte, hook, glide, soft swap, death spiral, stick-slip, synchronized swimming, sheer, schmate, switchback, skip, shiatzu, footquake, snow angel, quickstep, soft-shoe, shove, handspring, counterpoise-lift, buttcheck, polhode, sex swing, skeed, flippy skirt, sissonne, full, shoulder, slamdancing, snap kick, swing dog, double full, ski ballet, coldshoulder, shoulder surfing, saute de basque, side-slip, hydroblading, schwitz, shag, skidance, schvitz, foot sweep, moonstomp, quersprung, soft shoe, cross-step, turn stop, skating, striding, shvitz, method, strathspey, skimming, springdans, schuhplattler, rolling the windows, underflip, slider, skidder, fakie
Similar Sounds
shimmy, shinny, shammy, shema, shinney, shami, shimi, show me, jimmy, jimmie, jimi, jimmi, chimie, sheni, shiny, shimmer, chummy, shim, shawny, shamu, shem, shima, shawnee, shani, shanny, shimmery, jemmy, shama, shimp, sheeny, shoney, shimmied, shomo, jamee, shimmies, shims, shamo, shamma, shammah, shmi, jemi, chemie, chenault, schama, chama, gemi, chinois, shimmed, chemmy, shumai, shinai, shuma, xingu, shammai, jamie, timmy, ginny, jammy, jami, jaimie, jayme, jammie, jamey, jinny, jaimee, jamy, ginnie, timi, ginie, jinni, djinni, himi, chimo, jimmu, jime, chammy, chimay, jinnee, cimi, jomi, chimu, shams, chemise, shum, shanae, shemp, schum, shemer, schemm, shahi, schempp, sjam, gemma, genii, chens, chema, cemi, gemo, chunni