shimmied

noun

lively dancing (usually to ragtime music) with much shaking of the shoulders and hips

a woman's sleeveless undergarment

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

verb

dance a shimmy

tremble or shake

Roots

chemiseshimmy- · French · shirt, undergarment ed-ed · Old English · past tense

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The word shimmied breaks down into 2 roots of French and Old English origin: shimmy, from French chemise (“shirt, undergarment”); and -ed, from Old English ed (“past tense”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.