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   Vi·brate

   /ˈvīˌbrāt/

   

   verb

   • 1. move or cause to move continuously and rapidly to and fro: "the cabin started to vibrate" Similar quivershaketremblequaverwavershivershudderjudderjigglewobblerockundulatemoveheaveconvulsejerkjoltjaroscillatevacillateswingswaymove to and froswing back and forthswing backwards and forwardswaveagitatewagglewagwigwag
   • ▪ quiver with (a quality or emotion): "his voice vibrated with terror"
   • ▪ (of a sound) resonate; continue to be heard: "a low rumbling sound that began to vibrate through the car" Similar throbreverberatepulsatepulsepalpitateresonateresoundringechore-echoboomthunderthumppoundbeatdrumthudthrumhammerripplemurmurhumdronerare:quop
   • ▪ (of a pendulum) swing to and fro.

   Word Origin late Middle English (in the sense ‘give out light or sound as if by vibration’): from Latin vibrat- ‘moved to and fro’, from the verb vibrare.

   Derivatives

   • 1. vibrative adjective

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   What does vibrate mean?

   • vibrar, vibración… vibrar… Need a translator? Get a quick, free translation! VIBRATE definition: 1. to shake slightly and quickly, or to cause something to do this, in a way that is felt rather….

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   What is the meaning of vibration?

   • Wiktionary(4.50 / 2 votes)Rate this definition: vibration(Noun) The act of vibrating or the condition of being vibrated. vibration(Noun) Any periodic process, especially a rapid linear motion of a body about an equilibrium position. vibration(Noun) A single complete vibrating motion.

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   What is the root word for vibrate?

   • From Latin vibrātus, perfect passive participle of vibrō (“agitate, set in tremulous motion”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *weyp- (“to oscillate, swing”) or *weyb- . vibrate (third-person singular simple present vibrates, present participle vibrating, simple past and past participle vibrated)

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   What happens if something vibrates?

   • A mild earthquake, for example, might make your chandelier vibrate. A hummingbird's wings vibrate, and so does an electric toothbrush. That extremely rapid back-and-forth movement is what happens when something vibrates. Something can also vibrate in a more musical, resonant way — the sound of an organ might vibrate through a church, for example.

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   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: echo. to thrill, as in emotional response.

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   When you feel something vibrate, it trembles and shakes. A mild earthquake, for example, might make your chandelier vibrate. A hummingbird's wings vibrate, and so does an electric toothbrush. That extremely rapid back-and-forth movement is what happens when something vibrates.

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    Jun 17, 2024 · vibrate (uncountable) The setting, on a portable electronic device, that causes it to vibrate rather than sound any (or most) needed alarms. Please put your cellphones on vibrate for the duration of the meeting. Synonym: vibrate mode