Vibrate

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • verb-intransitive. To move back and forth or to and fro, especially rhythmically and rapidly. See Synonyms at swing.
  • verb-intransitive. To feel a quiver of emotion.
  • verb-intransitive. To shake or move with or as if with a slight quivering or trembling motion: "Even as the film moved . . . to the more deadly fields of Vietnam, old hatreds vibrated in me” ( Loudon Wainwright).
  • verb-intransitive. To produce a sound; resonate.
  • verb-intransitive. To fluctuate or waver in making choices; vacillate.
  • v. To cause to tremble or quiver.
  • v. To cause to move back and forth rapidly.
  • v. To produce (sound) by vibration.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • v. Move with small movements rapidly to and fro.
  • v. Resonate.
  • n. The setting, on a portable electronic device, that causes it to vibrate rather than sound any (or most) needed alarms.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • v. To brandish; to move to and fro; to swing.
  • v. To mark or measure by moving to and fro.
  • v. To affect with vibratory motion; to set in vibration.
  • verb-intransitive. 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.
  • verb-intransitive. 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.
  • verb-intransitive. To produce an oscillating or quivering effect of sound.
  • verb-intransitive. To pass from one state to another; to waver; to fluctuate.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To swing; oscillate; move one way and the other; play to and fro, as the pendulum.
  • To move in any kind of stationary motion under forces of restitution, commonly with a rapid motion.
  • To produce a vibratory or resonant effect; thrill; quiver: as, a whisper vibrates on the ear.
  • To fluctuate or waver, as between two opinions.
  • To cause to move or wave to and fro; cause to swing or oscillate; hence, to throw with a vibratory motion; hurl.
  • To affect with vibratory motion; cause to quiver: as, vibrated breath.
  • To measure or indicate by vibrating or oscillating: as, a pendulum vibrating seconds.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. move or swing from side to side regularly
  • v. shake, quiver, or throb; move back and forth rapidly, usually in an uncontrolled manner
  • v. feel sudden intense sensation or emotion
  • v. sound with resonance
  • v. be undecided about something; waver between conflicting positions or courses of action
  • Verb Form
    vibrated    vibrates    vibrating   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    shake up    stir    shake    excite    stimulate   
    Cross Reference
    swing   
    Form
    vibrated    vibrating   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    brandish    swing    oscillate    quiver    waver    fluctuate    librate    sway    shaken    undulate