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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: echoto 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
- vibratile adjective
- vibratory adjective
- vibrating adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of vibrate1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
At its center is a flat ceramic ring that vibrates when voltage is applied.
The beats bump so hard that they vibrate my soul.
In metals, these oscillations occur when electrons behave like tiny springs, vibrating in response to magnetic fields.
I can feel the low hum vibrating in my body and my brain seems a bit less busy.
This change, known as lattice nitrogen reactivity, influences the way molecules vibrate, known as their vibrational properties.
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