Hyphenation of shimmy

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word shimmy? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

shim-my

Definitions of shimmy:

1.	An abnormal wobble in a motor vehicle (especially in the front wheels) He could feel the shimmy in the steering wheel
2.	A woman's sleeveless undergarment
3.	Lively dancing (usually to ragtime music) with much shaking of the shoulders and hips
4.	Tremble or shake His voice wobbled with restrained emotion
5.	Dance a shimmy

Synonyms of shimmy:

noun	wobble
noun	chemise, shift, slip, teddies, teddy, undergarment
noun	social dancing
verb	wobble, vibrate
verb	dance, trip the light fantastic, trip the light fantastic toe

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