swivel-hip

intransitive verb

: to move or turn with a twisting motion of the hips

the crowd swivel-hipped out of the way at the last moment, and the car sliced through the narrow corridor

—H. W. Young

the brunette came swivel-hipping out to the curb

—Ray Brennan

Word History

Etymology

back-formation from swivel-hipped

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