Shimmy — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

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

a woman's sleeveless undergarment

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ʃˈɪmi/

🇬🇧British English

/ʃˈɪmi/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ʃˈɪmi/

2 syllables Say it as /ʃˈɪmi/.

Examples

he could feel the shimmy in the steering wheel
His voice wobbled with restrained emotion

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

slip shift teddy wobble chemise

Parts of Speech

noun	an abnormal wobble in a motor vehicle (especially in the front wheels) “he could feel the shimmy in the steering wheel”
noun	a woman's sleeveless undergarment
noun	lively dancing (usually to ragtime music) with much shaking of the shoulders and hips
verb	tremble or shake “His voice wobbled with restrained emotion”
verb	dance a shimmy

Word Forms

shimmy	verb	dance a shimmy
shimmy	noun	lively dancing (usually to ragtime music) with much shaking of the shoulders and hips

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

flimmern

ein ungewöhnliches Wackeln in einem Kraftfahrzeug (insbesondere an den Vorderrädern)

🇪🇸Spanish

camisa

un bamboleo anormal en un vehículo de motor (especialmente en las ruedas delanteras)

🇵🇹Portuguese

dançando

uma oscilação anormal em um veículo motorizado (especialmente nas rodas dianteiras)

🇷🇺Russian

шимми

аномальное раскачивание автомобиля (особенно передних колес)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

एक प्रकार का नृत्य

मोटर वाहन में असामान्य डगमगाहट (विशेषकर अगले पहिये में)

🇧🇩Bengali

শিমি

একটি মোটর গাড়িতে একটি অস্বাভাবিক ঝাঁকুনি (বিশেষ করে সামনের চাকায়)

🇮🇳Tamil

பளபளப்பான

ஒரு மோட்டார் வாகனத்தில் ஒரு அசாதாரண தள்ளாட்டம் (குறிப்பாக முன் சக்கரங்களில்)

🇮🇳Telugu

మెరిసే

మోటారు వాహనంలో అసాధారణ చలనం (ముఖ్యంగా ముందు చక్రాలలో)

🇮🇳Marathi

शिमी

मोटार वाहनातील असामान्य गोंधळ (विशेषत: पुढच्या चाकांमध्ये)

🇮🇳Gujarati

શિમી

મોટર વાહનમાં અસામાન્ય ધ્રુજારી (ખાસ કરીને આગળના વ્હીલમાં)

🇮🇳Kannada

ಹೊಳಪುಳ್ಳ

ಮೋಟಾರು ವಾಹನದಲ್ಲಿ (ವಿಶೇಷವಾಗಿ ಮುಂಭಾಗದ ಚಕ್ರಗಳಲ್ಲಿ) ಅಸಹಜ ಕಂಪನ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഷിമ്മി

ഒരു മോട്ടോർ വാഹനത്തിൽ (പ്രത്യേകിച്ച് മുൻ ചക്രങ്ങളിൽ) അസാധാരണമായ ചലനം

🇵🇰Urdu

چمکدار

موٹر گاڑی میں ایک غیر معمولی ہلچل (خاص طور پر اگلے پہیوں میں)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

摇摆

机动车辆异常摆动（尤其是前轮）

🇯🇵Japanese

シミー

自動車の異常なぐらつき（特に前輪）

🇰🇷Korean

슈미즈

자동차의 비정상적인 흔들림(특히 앞바퀴)

🇻🇳Vietnamese

lung linh

sự chao đảo bất thường trong xe cơ giới (đặc biệt là ở bánh trước)

🇹🇭Thai

ชิมมี่

การโยกเยกผิดปกติในยานยนต์ (โดยเฉพาะในล้อหน้า)

🇮🇩Indonesian

bergetar

goyangan yang tidak normal pada kendaraan bermotor (terutama pada roda depan)

🇲🇾Malay

berkilauan

goyangan yang tidak normal dalam kenderaan bermotor (terutamanya pada roda hadapan)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

يهتز

تمايل غير طبيعي في السيارة (خاصة في العجلات الأمامية)

🇮🇷Persian

شیمی

لرزش غیر طبیعی در یک وسیله نقلیه موتوری (به ویژه در چرخ های جلو)

🇹🇷Turkish

yalpalayan

motorlu bir taşıtta (özellikle ön tekerleklerde) anormal bir yalpalama

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְרַפְרֵף

נדנוד חריג ברכב מנועי (במיוחד בגלגלים הקדמיים)

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