Definition:
- (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.
Compare vibrate with other words:
quiver vs. vibrate
librate vs. vibrate
vacillate vs. vibrate
convulse vs. vibrate
palpitate vs. vibrate
evibrate vs. vibrate
bounce vs. vibrate
shock vs. vibrate
vibrancy vs. vibrate
reverberate vs. vibrate
oscillate vs. vibrate
jiggle vs. vibrate
vibrate vs. vibratory
vibrate vs. vibrating
flutter vs. vibrate
clutter vs. vibrate
shudder vs. vibrate
shimmy vs. vibrate
tremble vs. vibrate
alarm vs. vibrate
device vs. vibrate
sound vs. vibrate
setting vs. vibrate
portable vs. vibrate
vibrate vs. vibrato
vibrate vs. vibrative
vibrate vs. vibratiuncle
vibrate vs. vibration
vibrate vs. vibratile
vibrant vs. vibrate
swing vs. vibrate
brandish vs. vibrate
throb vs. vibrate
diaphragm vs. vibrate
normal vs. vibrate