The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word SHIMMY
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More clues leading to the result SHIMMY
- Yours truly's shout of exultation after quiet dance
- In two different ways, Wanderer’s after quiet dance
- Be quiet, young James! But not Jack!
- Undergarment … shudder!
- Dance throw over a short distance
- Dance I’m beginning to master, in fling
- Dance about in underwear
- Wary about married man pursuing single for dance
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What does SHIMMY mean?
SHIMMY noun- A dance movement involving thrusting the shoulders back and forth alternately.
- A dance that was popular in the 1920s.
- An abnormal vibration, especially in the wheels of a vehicle.
- A sleeveless chemise.
- 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.