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Definition of Vibrate

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

2. Verb. Move or swing from side to side regularly. "The needle on the meter was oscillating"

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

4. Verb. Sound with resonance. "The woods vibrate with many kinds of birds "; "The sound resonates well in this theater"

5. Verb. Feel sudden intense sensation or emotion. "He was thrilled by the speed and the roar of the engine"

Definition of Vibrate

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

2. 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.

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

4. 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.

Definition of Vibrate

1. Verb. Move with small movements rapidly to and fro. ¹

2. Verb. Resonate. ¹

3. Noun. The setting, on a portable electronic device, that causes it to vibrate rather than sound any (or most) needed alarms. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Vibrate

1. to move back and forth rapidly [v -BRATED, -BRATING, -BRATES]

Medical Definition of Vibrate

1. 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. 4. To pass from one state to another; to waver; to fluctuate; as, a man vibrates between two opinions. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Vibrate

vibraharpists vibraharps vibrance vibrances vibrancies vibrancy vibrant vibrantly vibrants vibraphone

vibraphones vibraphonist vibraphonists vibraslap vibraslaps vibrate (current term) vibrated vibrates vibratile vibratility

vibrating vibrating line vibrating reed vibratingly vibration vibration control vibration syndrome vibration tolerance vibrational vibrational energy

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