Synonyms & related words for shimmies

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of shimmies. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to shimmies

Explore words related to shimmies — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include shimmying, wobble, jiggles, jiggling, wiggle, sashay, jiggly, shimmied. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Where does shimmies come from?

The word shimmies breaks down into 2 roots of French and Old English origin: shimm, from French chemise (“shirt, undergarment”); and -ies, from Old English -s (“plural/third person”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.