shimmying

verb

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