'Vibrate' definitions:
Definition of 'vibrate'
(from WordNet)
verb
Shake, quiver, or throb; move back and forth rapidly, usually in an uncontrolled manner
verb
Move or swing from side to side regularly; "the needle on the meter was oscillating" [syn: oscillate, vibrate]
verb
Be undecided about something; waver between conflicting positions or courses of action; "He oscillates between accepting the new position and retirement" [syn: hover, vibrate, vacillate, oscillate]
verb
Sound with resonance; "The sound resonates well in this theater" [syn: resonate, vibrate]
verb
Definition of 'Vibrate'
From: GCIDE
- Vibrate \Vi"brate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Vibrated; p. pr. & vb. n. Vibrating.] [L. vibratus, p. p. of vibrare, v. t. & v. i., to shake, brandish, vibrate; akin to Skr. vip to tremble, Icel. veifa to wave, vibrate. See Waive and cf. Whip, v. t.]
- 1. To brandish; to move to and fro; to swing; as, to vibrate a sword or a staff. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To mark or measure by moving to and fro; as, a pendulum vibrating seconds. [1913 Webster]
- 3. To affect with vibratory motion; to set in vibration. [1913 Webster]
- Breath vocalized, that is, vibrated or undulated, may . . . impress a swift, tremulous motion. --Holder. [1913 Webster]
- Star to star vibrates light. --Tennyson. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Vibrate'
From: GCIDE
- Vibrate \Vi"brate\, v. i.
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- 3. To produce an oscillating or quivering effect of sound; as, a whisper vibrates on the ear. --Pope. [1913 Webster]
- 4. To pass from one state to another; to waver; to fluctuate; as, a man vibrates between two opinions. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'vibrate'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- bob,
- bobble,
- bounce,
- bump,
- careen,
- chatter,
- coggle,
- continue,
- dangle,
- didder,
- falter,
- fluctuate,
- flutter,
- have an ague,
- hustle,
- jactitate,
- jar,
- jog,
- joggle,
- jolt,
- jostle,
- jounce,
- jump,
- librate,
- lurch,
- nutate,
- occur often,
- oscillate,
- pendulate,
- pitch,
- pulsate,
- pulse,
- quake,
- quaver,
- quiver,
- recur,
- reel,
- resonate,
- reverberate,
- rock,
- roll,
- shake,
- shiver,
- shock,
- shudder,
- swag,
- sway,
- swing,
- throb,
- toss,
- tremble,
- tremor,
- twitter,
- vacillate,
- wag,
- waggle,
- wave,
- waver,
- wobble