shimmying

verb

present participle of shimmy
1
as in clambering

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2
as in bopping

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shimmying
  1. clambering
  2. bopping
  3. swarming
  4. shuffling
  5. scrambling
  6. jigging
  7. scrabbling
  8. jiving
Verb
  • Video on state broadcaster CCTV showed the students, wearing bright orange life vests, clambering onto boats that took them away from the surreal scene of school buildings rising out of a lake of muddy water.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 9 July 2026
  • Others took the more dangerous approach of clambering onto roofs to spend the night.
    — Dan Kelly July 8, Kansas City Star, 8 July 2026
Definition of clambering
Verb
  • Kansas Citians soaked up the sun on Friday night, swing dancing, swaying and bopping along to Sheryl Crow on the FIFA Fan Fest stage.
    — Sophie Lindberg, Kansas City Star, 12 July 2026
  • Whether your itinerary is packed with sweaty mountain hikes, relaxing beach days, or bopping around wine bars, staying cool is essential in summer heatwaves.
    — Olivia Dubyak, Travel + Leisure, 5 July 2026
Definition of bopping
Verb
  • So if these videos aren’t already swarming your For You Page, here’s what’s going on.
    — Alyssa Goldberg, USA Today, 21 July 2026
  • Scenes of the takeovers, which have shown hundreds to thousands of teens swarming an area, have circulated online.
    — Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 17 July 2026
Definition of swarming
Verb
  • Pre-shot routines such as Patrick Cantlay’s foot-shuffling and Brian Harman’s waggles have driven golf fans up a wall.
    — Gabby Herzig, New York Times, 20 July 2026
  • Far more than an administrative exercise or paper-shuffling task, effective onboarding has the potential to lay the foundation for not only a successful hire, but for a mutually satisfying employment tenure.
    — Zaharia-Gabriel Sidere, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
Definition of shuffling
Verb
  • Fast forward to July’s heatwave and Senate Republicans are scrambling to schedule a floor vote.
    — Cleve Mesidor, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
  • Benton’s departure also leaves Democrats scrambling to replace their nominee in one of the state’s more competitive House districts.
    — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 20 July 2026
Definition of scrambling
Verb
  • The customers lined the rails, shoulder to shoulder, all jigging in unison to the classic rock that was blasting from the radio.
    — Matthew Every, Outdoor Life, 8 July 2026
  • Targeting inefficiencies in squid jigging Industrial squid fishing typically relies on a method known as jigging.
    — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 20 June 2026
Definition of jigging
Verb
  • The retaliation works, and soon Cole and his men are marching on foot, scrabbling their way through thickets and swamps.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
  • In addition, its luxury pricing will turn off many hobbyists and content creators who are scrabbling to make ends meet.
    — Jim Fisher, PC Magazine, 25 June 2026
Definition of scrabbling
Verb
  • There’s no games, no shucking and jiving, everybody is really bringing their A-game.
    — Arushi Jacob, Variety, 15 May 2026
Definition of jiving
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