shimmy

shimmy is a 6-letter English word with 6 senses as noun and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: A chemise. Face value is 16 in Scrabble and 16 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

6 letters · Scrabble 16 · Words With Friends 16 · 6 senses

Definitions

1. noun. A chemise.
2. noun. lively dancing (usually to ragtime music) with much shaking of the shoulders and hips
3. noun. a woman's sleeveless undergarment

   Synonyms: chemise, shift, slip, teddy

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

   "he could feel the shimmy in the steering wheel"

5. verb. dance a shimmy
6. verb. tremble or shake

   "His voice wobbled with restrained emotion"

   Synonyms: wobble

Synonyms

chemise, shift, slip, teddy, wobble

Common word forms

shimmied, shimmies, shimmying

Words from these letters

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