shimmy
1
8.4
- noun
- /ˈʃɪmi/
- Specialized
:
vibración
- The older model truck exhibited a noticeable shimmy at high speeds, prompting an inspection of its suspension.
Examples
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She heard the staircase shimmy.
Fiction book (1997) -
And the ferris wheel shakes and shimmies in the powerful jetwash.
Fiction book (1992) -
The front end shimmies a little over sixty.
Fiction book (1990) -
Tires scream as the vehicle shimmies.
Fiction book (1991) -
You feel that shimmy?
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The truck shakes and shimmies as Val's creature tries to pull it down.
Fiction book (1990) -
The truck, its horn blasting steadily, shimmies and slides past them, and then, hideously, fails to make the next curve: it smashes through the guardrails and into empty space, its horn still blaring.
Fiction book (1993) -
The mechanic noticed a troubling shimmy in the front wheels while test driving the car.
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After hitting a pothole, the driver felt a shimmy that indicated a possible alignment issue.
Synonyms
12
2.8
An unsteady rocking movement from side to side
7
3.9
A small quick shaking movement that makes things wobble
A small irregular shaking movement
To move quickly back and forth or up and down, making things tremble
How Severe
Surface Forms
Etymology
Shimmy for a car problem is the word used for machines too: it keeps the idea of a quick shake, like shake, so a steering shimmy is a wobble in the wheels.