About The Word Vibrate
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Vibrate Definition And Meaning |
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What's The Definition Of Vibrate?
[v] feel sudden intense sensation or emotion; "he was thrilled by the speed and the roar of the engine"
[v] move or swing from side to side regularly; "the needle on the meter was oscillating" [v] shake, quiver, or throb; move back and forth rapidly, usually in an uncontrolled manner [v] sound with resonance; "The sound resonates well in this theater" [v] be undecided about something; waver between conflicting positions or courses of action; "He oscillates between accepting the new position and retirement" Synonyms | Synonyms for Vibrate: hover | oscillate | oscillate | resonate | thrill | tickle | vacillate Related Terms | Find terms related to Vibrate: See Also | excite | go | hesitate | hunt | judder | librate | make vibrant sounds | move | purr | shake | shake | shake up | shillyshally | shimmy | sound | stimulate | stir | sway | swing | waffle | waver | wobble Vibrate In Webster's Dictionary \Vi"brate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Vibrate}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Vibrating}.] [L. vibratus, p. p. of vibrare, v. t. & v.
i., to snake, 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.
2. To mark or measure by moving to and fro; as, a pendulum
vibrating seconds.
3. To affect with vibratory motion; to set in vibration.
Breath vocalized, that is, vibrated or undulated,
may . . . impress a swift, tremulous motion.
--Holder.
Star to star vibrates light. --Tennyson.
\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. 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. 3. To produce an oscillating or quivering effect of sound; as, a whisper vibrates on the ear. --Pope. 4. To pass from one state to another; to waver; to fluctuate; as, a man vibrates between two opinions. |
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