to vibrate
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2.8
- verb
- /vaɪˈbreɪt/
:
vibrar
- The violinist stroked the strings, making them vibrate beautifully in the air.
- vibrate back and forth
- start to vibrate
- a timer vibrates
You make that brush vibrate and it's going to work.
- You make that brush vibrate and it's going to work.
- You make everything kind of vibrate more, make bigger steps.
- You can almost see the atoms vibrate like you are that there.
- This will start vibrating as soon.
- That's way too much energy and they're vibrating and humming with energy.
- The thing is, you are no longer vibrating in unison with them.
- And the whole thing starts vibrating like what the hell is going on?
- But now they're vibrating in a solid lattice, right?
- It doesn't really shake and rattle and vibrate like a lot of other aircraft will do.
- A rare form of a fib that travels down and it vibrates the the IT band.
- It's the shape of the air inside that is vibrating and producing that sound.
Examples
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So it would just kind of vibrate its way.
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The phone started to vibrate loudly during the meeting, distracting everyone.
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You make everything kind of vibrate more, make bigger steps.
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Listen to them make the air vibrate.
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You make that brush vibrate and it's going to work.
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For the next three days, the village vibrates with the nearly constant clamor of the festival.
Academic text (1991) -
Have you ever been in a meeting and someone's cell phone started vibrating or ringing?
Academic text (2013) -
WHEN EMMA WOKE, the floor was vibrating with the bass from the stereo.
Fiction book (1990) -
The ground beneath Shedwyn's feet vibrated with the furious tumbling of the mountain.
Fiction book (1991) -
When the engine runs, it causes the entire car to vibrate slightly.
Synonyms
916
1.0
To move quickly from side to side or up and down
164
2.5
To shake slightly without control because of fear, cold, or worry
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1.0
To move with small, quick movements from side to side or up and down
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4.5
To shake in small, quick movements because of fear, cold, or excitement
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3.2
To move something in short, quick shaking movements
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3.5
To move quickly and lightly back and forth, like wings or leaves
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4.1
To beat or move in a steady rhythm
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4.8
To move or shake in a slight, unsteady way
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6.5
Move back and forth in a steady rhythm like a fan
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4.6
To shake or move quickly because you are nervous
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7.4
To shake slightly with quick movements
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8.4
Shake quickly and strongly, often making a loud noise
To move something lightly and repeatedly so it shakes
Move back and forth a little before stopping
Antonyms
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Surface Forms
Morphology
vibrate = vibr + ate
The verb is formed from the combining form 'vibr-' plus the Latinate verb-forming suffix '-ate', but 'vibr-' is not a standalone English word and '-ate' is not transparently productive for most learners, so the meaning cannot be reliably derived from the parts.
Etymology
Vibrate comes from the old Latin vibrare, which meant 'to shake' or 'move quickly'. A helpful way to remember it is that the same root is in vibration and vibrant, so to vibrate is to make quick small movements, like a phone, a guitar string, or a lively voice.