shimmying
Shaking while dancing
Shimmying is moving with a rapid side-to-side vibration or wiggle.
The word usually describes a dancer's shoulder-shaking movement or the way someone squeezes through a tight space: She was shimmying through the crowd, shimmying up a drainpipe.
Cars shimmy when wheels vibrate at speed, suggesting mechanical trouble.
Rapid involuntary movement
- wobblingMoving unsteadily, wavering
- jigglingShaking with light, rapid motion
- quiveringShaking slightly and rapidly
- tremblingInvoluntary shaking motion
rattling · juddering · oscillating · shuddering · loosening · engine · steering wheel · chassis
shaking
Rapid involuntary movement
- wobblingMoving unsteadily, wavering
- jigglingShaking with light, rapid motion
- quiveringShaking slightly and rapidly
trembling · rattling · juddering · oscillating · shuddering · loosening · engine · steering wheel · chassis · machinery
wiggling
Moving with small twists
- swayingRhythmic lateral movement
- gyratingRotating rapidly, spiraling
- undulatingMoving in waves
salsa · cha-cha · samba · rumba · mambo · twerking · grinding · grooving · boogie · burlesque
scaling
Climbing or resizing
scooting · drainpipe · palm tree · coconut · grip · friction · technique · urban · parkour
shimmyingstanding still
Absence of motion
stiffening · freezing up · holding still · lumbering · plodding
shimmyingstanding still
Absence of motion
staying put · holding still · freezing · halting · stopping