shimmy vs waggle

shimmy

verb
  • To perform a shimmy (dance movement involving thrusting the shoulders back and forth alternately). 

  • 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. 

  • To climb something (e.g. a pole) gradually (e.g. using alternately one's arms then one's legs). 

noun
  • A dance that was popular in the 1920s. 

  • An abnormal vibration, especially in the wheels of a vehicle. 

  • A dance movement involving thrusting the shoulders back and forth alternately. 

  • A sleeveless chemise. 

waggle

verb
  • To reel, sway, or move from side to side; to move with a wagging motion; to waddle. 

  • To move (something) with short, quick motions; to wobble. 

noun
  • A wobbling motion. 

  • The preliminary swinging of the club head back and forth over the ball in the line of the proposed stroke. 

How often have the words shimmy and waggle occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )