Vibrate
verb (used without object), vibrated, vibrating.
1.
to move rhythmically and steadily to and fro, as a pendulum; oscillate.
2.
to move to and fro or up and down quickly and repeatedly; quiver; tremble.
3.
(of sounds) to produce or have a quivering or vibratory effect; resound.
4.
to thrill, as in emotional response.
5.
to move between alternatives or extremes; fluctuate; vacillate.
verb (used with object), vibrated, vibrating.
6.
to cause to move rhythmically and steadily to and fro, swing, or oscillate.
7.
to cause to move to and fro or up and down quickly and repeatedly; cause to quiver or tremble.
8.
to give forth or emit by, or as by, vibration.
9.
to measure or indicate by vibration or oscillation:
a pendulum vibrating seconds.
verb
1.
to move or cause to move back and forth rapidly; shake, quiver, or throb
2.
(intransitive) to oscillate
3.
to send out (a sound) by vibration; resonate or cause to resonate
4.
(intransitive) to waver
5.
(physics) to undergo or cause to undergo an oscillatory or periodic process, as of an alternating current; oscillate
6.
(intransitive) (rare) to respond emotionally; thrill
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