shimmy

verb
UK /ˈʃɪmi/
US /ˈʃɪmi/

To shake and wiggle your body from side to side.

The little girl began to shimmy across the dance floor.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. A dance in which the body shakes and wiggles.

They did the shimmy at the party.

3. A sideways wobble in a car's front wheels.

The mechanic fixed the shimmy in the steering.

4. To move or climb by wriggling the body.

He shimmied up the rope.