Vibrate - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈvaɪbreɪt|  American pronunciation of the word vibrate
Brit.  |vaɪˈbreɪt|  British pronunciation of the word vibrate

verb

- shake, quiver, or throb; move back and forth rapidly, usually in an uncontrolled manner
- move or swing from side to side regularly (syn: oscillate)
- be undecided about something; waver between conflicting positions or courses of action (syn: hover, oscillate, vacillate)
- sound with resonance (syn: resonate)
- feel sudden intense sensation or emotion (syn: thrill, tickle)

Extra examples

The car started to vibrate.

When you blow into the instrument, the air vibrates the reed.

Long pendulums vibrate more slowly than short ones.

His voice vibrated with anger.

Palm trees vibrating in the breeze.

The sound of the anvil had ceased to vibrate in the streets.

A pendulum which will vibrate seconds in a true manner.

The floor was vibrating to the beat of the music.

As air passes over our vocal cords, it makes them vibrate.

The number of scholars vibrates from 20 to 90.

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: vibrate
he/she/it: vibrates
present participle: vibrating
past tense: vibrated
past participle: vibrated
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