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PRONUNCIATION OF SHIMMIES

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SHIMMIES

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Shimmies is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb shimmies in English.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO SHIMMIES

PRESENT

Present
I shimmy
you shimmy
he/she/it shimmies
we shimmy
you shimmy
they shimmy
Present continuous
I am shimmying
you are shimmying
he/she/it is shimmying
we are shimmying
you are shimmying
they are shimmying
Present perfect
I have shimmied
you have shimmied
he/she/it has shimmied
we have shimmied
you have shimmied
they have shimmied
Present perfect continuous
I have been shimmying
you have been shimmying
he/she/it has been shimmying
we have been shimmying
you have been shimmying
they have been shimmying
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I shimmied
you shimmied
he/she/it shimmied
we shimmied
you shimmied
they shimmied
Past continuous
I was shimmying
you were shimmying
he/she/it was shimmying
we were shimmying
you were shimmying
they were shimmying
Past perfect
I had shimmied
you had shimmied
he/she/it had shimmied
we had shimmied
you had shimmied
they had shimmied
Past perfect continuous
I had been shimmying
you had been shimmying
he/she/it had been shimmying
we had been shimmying
you had been shimmying
they had been shimmying
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will shimmy
you will shimmy
he/she/it will shimmy
we will shimmy
you will shimmy
they will shimmy
Future continuous
I will be shimmying
you will be shimmying
he/she/it will be shimmying
we will be shimmying
you will be shimmying
they will be shimmying
Future perfect
I will have shimmied
you will have shimmied
he/she/it will have shimmied
we will have shimmied
you will have shimmied
they will have shimmied
Future perfect continuous
I will have been shimmying
you will have been shimmying
he/she/it will have been shimmying
we will have been shimmying
you will have been shimmying
they will have been shimmying
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would shimmies
you would shimmies
he/she/it would shimmies
we would shimmies
you would shimmies
they would shimmies
Conditional continuous
I would be shimmying
you would be shimmying
he/she/it would be shimmying
we would be shimmying
you would be shimmying
they would be shimmying
Conditional perfect
I would have shimmies
you would have shimmies
he/she/it would have shimmies
we would have shimmies
you would have shimmies
they would have shimmies
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been shimmying
you would have been shimmying
he/she/it would have been shimmying
we would have been shimmying
you would have been shimmying
they would have been shimmying
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you shimmy
we let´s shimmy
you shimmy
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to shimmy
Past participle
shimmied
Present Participle
shimmying
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SHIMMIES

shim
Shimla
shimmed
shimmer
shimmerier
shimmeriest
shimmering
shimmeringly
shimmery
shimmey
shimmied
shimming
Shimonoseki
shimozzle
shin
Shin Bet
shin bone
shin guard
shin splints

WORDS THAT END LIKE SHIMMIES

commies
crummies
drummies
dummies
Emmies
enemies
Grammies
gummies
jammies
jemmies
jimmies
mammies
mummies
rammies
rummies
sammies
shammies
tammies
tommies
tummies
whammies

Synonyms and antonyms of shimmies in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «shimmies» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SHIMMIES

Find out the translation of shimmies to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of shimmies from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «shimmies» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

shimmies
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

shimmies
570 millions of speakers

English

shimmies
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

shimmies
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

shimmies
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

тряски
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

shimmies
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

shimmies
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

vibre
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Shimmies
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Shimmies
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

シミー
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

shimmies
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Shimmies
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

shimmies
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

shimmies
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Shimmies
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

shimmies
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

vibra
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

shimmies
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

тряски
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

pilpiieli
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

shimmies
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

shimmies
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

shimmies
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

shimmies
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of shimmies

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SHIMMIES»

The term «shimmies» is regularly used and occupies the 83.218 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SHIMMIES» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «shimmies» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «shimmies» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about shimmies

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SHIMMIES»

Discover the use of shimmies in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to shimmies and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Popular Mechanics
... up" at the front at high-speed, besides helping to equalize the wear on the tires. CENTER LINE THROUGH TIRE VERTICAL LINE STEERING-KNUCKLE SPINDLE Too much toe-in, however, is as bad as too little. 341. Your. Car. Shimmies.
2
Murder at the Arabian Nights: A Belly Dance Mystery
Our shoulders got a thorough workout withan endlessseries of shoulder shimmies, lifts and drops, and snake arm variations. Next she started uson rib cage isolations, which involvemostof the musclesofthe upperback and upperabs.
Rebecca Wolf-Nail, 2014
3
You Asked Aunt Rocky: Answers & Advice About Raqs Sharqi and ...
Latin is closer to East and West African (versus North African) dance. SHIMMIES The real "shimmy" is from an American Black dance of the early 20th century, the Shimmy Shebop, as in the song "I Wish I Could Shimmy Like My Sister Kate".
Morocco (C.Varga Dinicu), 2013
4
Stories from Inside the Mirror
At the second “EHHH” – drop the veil down to the chest – shoulder shimmies leaning your upper body front and back with the shimmies At the third “EHHH”- drop the veil down to the hips – Ghawazi hips (semi-circle up-down) 2 hip circles to ...
Robert Rohloff, Miriam Cunha, 2007
5
Strip Show: Performances of Gender and Desire
The shimmy re- emerged as a popular social dance in the 1960s in the form of a more suggestive version of the twist.17 Both the shimmies of the strippers and the shimmies of the social dances included that familiar rhythmic shaking of the ...
Katherine Liepe-Levinson, 2002
6
Molecular Radiations
In our homes she shimmies only 60 times per second, while her sister Radio shimmies 600 thousand shimmies per second. But even though slow, she is a faithful servant. She lights our way, and powers industry. Medically she can be used to ...
Thomas Colson, 1996
7
Tap Dancing America: A Cultural History
Kelly shimmies his legs, she shimmies her shoulders, and they leap around each other in figure-eight moves—even tap steps like a Maxie Ford are given lift and expansiveness, muting the step sounds in the feet to take new form in the body.
Constance Valis Hill, 2009
8
Snake Hips: Belly Dancing and How I Found True Love
She shimmies right up to the end, and we call her back for an encore and she shimmies some more. I can't imagine. She definitelyearns her reputation. Evenifshe didn't know squat about danse orientale you'd haveto tipyour fez toher. I regret ...
Anne Thomas Soffee, 2003
9
Dance, Human Rights, and Social Justice: Dignity in Motion
Shimmies up pole, turns upside down holding with one leg hooked around pole, thè othèr in bent shape extends outward. Stands with back to pole and removes hèr top. Shimmies up pole, spins in backbend, brushès hèr hair, upside down ...
Naomi M. Jackson, 2008
10
Asgard - The Battle of All Battles
Out on Skandia's deck, John is climbing the mast, and then he shimmies out on to the port mast's arms, where he cuts one of the drag cables that snaps like a whip! Galar follows John up the mast but turns and shimmies out on the starboard ...
GrinOlsson, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SHIMMIES»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term shimmies is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Sexy Shark Glows, Shimmies for Long-Distance Love
The velvet belly lanternshark could be the world's sexiest shark, given all of the unique actions it must take in order to find and mate with members of the ... «Discovery News, Jul 15»
2
Luke Bryan sings and shimmies into the hearts of St. Louis
Because when Bryan, the country superstar, shimmies, shakes, growls and purrs to “Country Girl (Shake it For Me),” the show is made, at least for the women in ... «STLtoday.com, Jul 15»
3
New regime piloting Westgate entertainment; Somers shimmies
New Westgate Las Vegas headliner Suzanne Somers attends the 19th annual Keep Memory Alive “Power of Love” gala for the Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo ... «Las Vegas Sun, Jun 15»
4
Laverne Cox Shimmies for Broadway Bares
We were curious who the surprise guests might be at this year's annual Broadway Bares, with its cheeky title Top Bottoms of Burlesque, on Sunday, June 21. «Out Magazine, Jun 15»
5
World record-holding limbo queen successfully shimmies under car
(June 16, 2015) – How low can you go? If you're limbo champion Shemika Charles the answer is – under a car! That's right, Charles is the world record limbo ... «WTTV CBS4Indy, Jun 15»
6
Joseph Gordon-Levitt shimmies in an animated dreamscape for …
Joseph Gordon-Levitt 's dancing skills are not to be trifled with. Combine that with the dancing Adonis that is Chris Messina , and you've the hottest quirky short ... «USA TODAY, Jun 15»
7
Limbo dancer shimmies underneath people carrier
Limbo dancer shimmies underneath people carrier. 15 June 2015; 04:15. 1. Share. World record limbo dancer Shemika Charles is back in the record books after ... «BT.com, Jun 15»
8
Tao Porchon-Lynch, A 96-Year-Old Dancer, Sashays And Shimmies
Tao Porchon-Lynch, A 96-Year-Old Dancer, Sashays And Shimmies Like Someone 70 Years Her Junior [Video]. 96-year-old dancer sashays and shimmies like ... «The Inquisitr, Jun 15»
9
Cam Newton shimmies while signing a $103 million dollar contract
Cam Newton just made a lot of money and naturally, he got pretty excited. The Panthers agreed on a five-year extension which is reported to be a whopping ... «SB Nation, Jun 15»
10
Remember these other sumptuous shimmies?
Leo Messi's fantastic shimmy against Jerome Boateng had us reminiscing about other similar moves which were forever etched into the history of Spanish ... «MARCA.com, May 15»

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