vibrate
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.
to thrill, as in emotional response.
to move between alternatives or extremes; fluctuate; vacillate.
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.
Origin of vibrate
1synonym study For vibrate
Other words for vibrate
Other words from vibrate
- vi·brat·ing·ly, adverb
- non·vi·brat·ing, adjective
- re·vi·brate, verb, re·vi·brat·ed, re·vi·brat·ing.
- un·vi·brat·ed, adjective
- un·vi·brat·ing, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for vibrate
/ (vaɪˈbreɪt) /
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
(intr) rare to respond emotionally; thrill
Origin of vibrate
1Derived forms of vibrate
- vibratile (ˈvaɪbrəˌtaɪl), adjective
- vibrating, adjective
- vibratingly, adverb
- vibratory, adjective
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