Shimmying meaning : To perform a shimmy (dance movement involving thrusting the shoulders back and forth alternately). To climb something (e.g. a pole) gradually (e.g. using alternately one's arms then one's legs). To vibrate abnormally, as a broken wheel. To shake the body as if dancing the shimmy. To move across a narrow ledge, either by hanging from it or by strafing on it along the wall.