shimmy

A little shimmy in the area to feint away from a defender, then a precise curling finish into the top corner.

From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026

You could walk through a grocery store, hear “Billie Jean” playing over the sound system, and shimmy your shoulders, feeling slightly less guilty than you might’ve during the aughts.

From Salon ● Apr. 25, 2026

So he does a little shimmy and the result is humiliation.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2025

“Thinking about it in an abstract way helps me shimmy my feathers for the coins.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 9, 2025

Down, down, baby Down by the roller coaster Sweet, sweet baby I'll never let you go Shimmy, shimmy, cocoa puff, Shimmy .

From "Eleanor & Park" by Rainbow Rowell

From shoulder shimmies and frat flicks to somersaults and knee slides, the Flemings and Schifferles left it all on the dance floor to prove the prowess of their family name.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026

An electric knifefish shimmies in the water for the same reason a dog sniffs or a human glances around a new place -- to make sense of their surroundings.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 26, 2023

She widened eyes and captured hearts in January 2019, intersecting back handsprings with shimmies to R&B and pop music, a grin shining the entire way through en route to scoring a perfect 10.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 30, 2022

Despite a few didactic lines of dialogue about Danish drinking culture, “Another Round” mostly shimmies its way out of moral or social questions.

From New York Times ● Dec. 3, 2020

The bus shimmies and shakes and finally lurches forward.

From "X: A Novel" by Ilyasah Shabazz

“She just pushed that duct tape up and shimmied right out of that chair,” Roebuck recalls.

From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026

In Paris, onstage at the Accor Arena, Dean shimmied and swayed, tossed her hair with her hands and spurred the crowd to sing along.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026

In the video, Barrymore showed off her playful side as she shimmied around her mobile living space, while giving fans a tour of its humble amenities—all while singer Enya’s “Caribbean Blue” played in the background.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 8, 2026

"The lad had shimmied up a drainpipe on the outside of the building because he didn't want to go through the reception and ask."

From BBC ● Apr. 5, 2025

Stella cried as she shimmied away from Helen and Henrietta, who were trying to snatch the flag from her, only to have Tony swing back around and swipe it from her at the last moment.

From "Stella by Starlight" by Sharon M. Draper

Passengers were shimmying in practically every nook and cranny in the auditorium.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 3, 2026

Creating stronger flexibility, groundedness and rank body odor, shimmying around in 105 degree heat is having a wild, wild wellness moment.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 1, 2026

Around her, dancers of all ages shook their hips to Arabic music, shimmying barefoot as a woman with a neck tattoo played the derbake, a traditional drum.

From Barron's ● Nov. 10, 2025

I’d boogie to “Boogie Fever,” clap to “Born To Be Alive” and sashay to “I Will Survive,” inches from shimmying into the La-Z-Boy or Travolta-armsing our Airedale.

From Salon ● Jul. 25, 2024

But what was Zane supposed to do once Marigold started shimmying up that rope?

From "A Tangle of Knots" by Lisa Graff