When you feel something vibrate, it trembles and shakes. A mild earthquake, for example, might make your chandelier vibrate.
To brandish; to move to and fro; to swing;
Verb
feel sudden intense sensation or emotion; "he was thrilled by the speed and the roar of the engine"
Verb
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
Verb
sound with resonance; "The sound resonates well in this theater"
Verb
be undecided about something; waver between conflicting positions or courses of action; "He oscillates between accepting the new position and retirement"
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
Breath vocalized, that is, vibrated or undulated, may . . . impress a swift, tremulous motion.
Star to star vibrates light.
Vibrate
To brandish; to move to and fro; to swing;
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.
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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