shimmy

[US]/'ʃɪmɪ/
[UK]/'ʃɪmi/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. en dansetræk der involverer at ryste hofterne
v. at ryste, vibrere eller sitre.
Word Forms
Present Participleshimmying
Past Participleshimmied
Past Tenseshimmied
Pluralshimmies
Third Person Singularshimmies

Example Sentences

The dancer performed a shimmy on stage.

Danseren udførte en shimmy på scenen.

She added a shimmy to her dance routine.

Hun tilføjede en shimmy til sin danserutine.

He tried to shimmy through the narrow gap.

Han forsøgte at shimmy gennem den smalle åbning.

The car thief used a shimmy to break into the vehicle.

Biltyven brugte en shimmy til at bryde ind i køretøjet.

The old door needed a shimmy to open.

Den gamle dør havde brug for en shimmy for at åbne.

She gave her hips a little shimmy.

Hun gav sine hofter en lille shimmy.

He could feel the car shimmy as it accelerated.

Han kunne mærke bilen shimmy, mens den accelererede.

The shimmy in the steering wheel indicated a problem with the alignment.

Shimmyen i rattet indikerede et problem med justeringen.

The cat did a little shimmy before pouncing on its prey.

Katten lavede en lille shimmy, før den sprang på sit bytte.

She used a shimmy to adjust her position in the crowded room.

Hun brugte en shimmy til at justere sin position i det overfyldte rum.

Real-world Examples

He has that like little shoe shimmy that he does.

Han har den der lille skodance, han laver.

Source: The private playlist of a celebrity.

They don't? Are you sure? - Stop shimmying. Stop.

Gør de ikke? Er du sikker? - Hold op med at danse. Hold op.

Source: Modern Family - Season 10

Hey, we're out of towels and those shimmy things.

Hey, vi er løbet tør for håndklæder og de der danse-ting.

Source: The Vampire Diaries Season 1

" Give me your shimmy, Melanie, and I'll wad it around his head" .

"Giv mig din dans, Melanie, og jeg vil putte den omkring hans hoved".

Source: Gone with the Wind

I'll pre-disable the smoke detectors so you don't set it off when you shimmy out of those sensible wide-leg trousers.

Jeg vil forudindstille røgalarmerne, så du ikke udløser dem, når du danser ud af de fornuftige, vide bukser.

Source: Modern Family - Season 08

Why are those lines broken, if not to make the paint pulse and flicker and shine and shimmy?

Hvorfor er de linjer ødelagte, hvis det ikke er for at få malingen til at pulsere og flimre og skinne og danse?

Source: BBC documentary "Civilization"

If I wiggled side to side, it would kind of shimmy around.

Hvis jeg vrikkede fra side til side, ville det lidt danse rundt.

Source: Fresh air

Harry shimmied up a tall, thin little tree.

Harry dansede op ad et højt, tyndt lille træ.

Source: The heart is a lonely hunter.

I shimmied up the wheel and  popped the lid right off.

Jeg dansede op ad hjulet og svingede låget lige af.

Source: Storyline Online English Stories

Have a little shimmy, a little boogie. Great. We're good to go.

Hav en lille dans, en lille boogie. Fantastisk. Vi er klar til at gå.

Source: Engvid-Benjamin Course Collection

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