vibrate

[ViĀ·brate]

When you feel something vibrate, it trembles and shakes. A mild earthquake, for example, might make your chandelier vibrate.

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To brandish; to move to and fro; to swing; as, to vibrate a sword or a staff.

Verb
feel sudden intense sensation or emotion; "he was thrilled by the speed and the roar of the engine"

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move or swing from side to side regularly; "the needle on the meter was oscillating"

Verb
shake, quiver, or throb; move back and forth rapidly, usually in an uncontrolled manner

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sound with resonance; "The sound resonates well in this theater"

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be undecided about something; waver between conflicting positions or courses of action; "He oscillates between accepting the new position and retirement"

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imp. & p. p.
of Vibrate

v. t.
To brandish; to move to and fro; to swing; as, to vibrate a sword or a staff.

v. t.
To mark or measure by moving to and fro; as, a pendulum vibrating seconds.

v. t.
To affect with vibratory motion; to set in vibration.

v. i.
To move to and fro, or from side to side, as a pendulum, an elastic rod, or a stretched string, when disturbed from its position of rest; to swing; to oscillate.

v. i.
To have the constituent particles move to and fro, with alternate compression and dilation of parts, as the air, or any elastic body; to quiver.

v. i.
To produce an oscillating or quivering effect of sound; as, a whisper vibrates on the ear.

v. i.
To pass from one state to another; to waver; to fluctuate; as, a man vibrates between two opinions.


Vibrate

Vi"brate , v. t. [imp. & p. p. Vibrate ; p. pr. & vb. n. Vibrating.] [L. vibratus, p. p. of vibrare, v. t. & v. i., to snake, brandish, vibrate; akin to Skr. vip to tremble, Icel. veifa to wave, vibrate. See Waive and cf. Whip, v. t.] 1. To brandish; to move to and fro; to swing; as, to vibrate a sword or a staff. 2. To mark or measure by moving to and fro; as, a pendulum vibrating seconds. 3. To affect with vibratory motion; to set in vibration.
Breath vocalized, that is, vibrated or undulated, may . . . impress a swift, tremulous motion.
Star to star vibrates light.

Vibrate

Vi"brate , v. i. 1. To move to and fro, or from side to side, as a pendulum, an elastic rod, or a stretched string, when disturbed from its position of rest; to swing; to oscillate. 2. To have the constituent particles move to and fro, with alternate compression and dilation of parts, as the air, or any elastic body; to quiver. 3. To produce an oscillating or quivering effect of sound; as, a whisper vibrates on the ear. Pope. 4. To pass from one state to another; to waver; to fluctuate; as, a man vibrates between two opinions.

To brandish; to move to and fro; to swing; as, to vibrate a sword or a staff.

To move to and fro, or from side to side, as a pendulum, an elastic rod, or a stretched string, when disturbed from its position of rest; to swing; to oscillate.

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Usage Examples

One of the basic things about a string is that it can vibrate in many different shapes or forms, which gives music its beauty.

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