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vibrate
[vahy-breyt]
verb (used without object)
to move rhythmically and steadily to and fro, as a pendulum; oscillate.
to move to and fro or up and down quickly and repeatedly; quiver; tremble.
(of sounds) to produce or have a quivering or vibratory effect; resound.
Synonyms:to thrill, as in emotional response.
to move between alternatives or extremes; fluctuate; vacillate.
verb (used with object)
to cause to move rhythmically and steadily to and fro, swing, or oscillate.
to cause to move to and fro or up and down quickly and repeatedly; cause to quiver or tremble.
to give forth or emit by, or as by, vibration.
to measure or indicate by vibration or oscillation.
a pendulum vibrating seconds.
vibrate
/ vaɪˈbreɪt, ˈvaɪbrəˌtaɪl /
verb
to move or cause to move back and forth rapidly; shake, quiver, or throb
(intr) to oscillate
to send out (a sound) by vibration; resonate or cause to resonate
(intr) to waver
physics to undergo or cause to undergo an oscillatory or periodic process, as of an alternating current; oscillate
rare(intr) to respond emotionally; thrill
Other Word Forms
- vibratingly adverb
- nonvibrating adjective
- revibrate verb
- unvibrated adjective
- unvibrating adjective
- ˈپԲ adverb
- vibratile adjective
- ˈٴǰ adjective
- ˈپԲ adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of vibrate1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
On Venus, sounds that are caused by solid objects vibrating, like harmonicas or reed organ pipes, would be pitched down because the atmosphere is dense and soupy.
Thousands of motels once advertised coin-operated vibrating mattresses and other phenomena from last century.
“He calls it the manhole. It’s like an iris but moving and vibrating in front of the lens when you’re deeply connecting with characters’ emotions.
But after a challenging 2024 and the draining year that was January, his version of par was the stabilizing force grounding the technicolor defiance vibrating the air around him.
One could be to vibrate the oxygen-making machine device, which might jiggle the bubbles free.
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