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Grammar : Verb
Spell : vahy-breyt
Phonetic Transcription : ˈvaɪ breɪt



Definition of vibrate

Origin :
  • 1610s, from Latin vibratus, past participle of vibrare "move quickly to and fro, shake," from PIE *w(e)ib- "move quickly to and fro" (cf. Lithuanian wyburiu "to wag" (the tail), Danish vippe, Dutch wippen "to swing," Old English wipan "to wipe"). Related: Vibrated; vibrating.
  • verb shake, quiver
Example sentences :
  • Worst of all, his mouth was open, and his chest could be seen to vibrate as he panted.
  • Extract from : « A Breath of Prairie and other stories » by Will Lillibridge
  • At last a word struck him, and made his whole soul to vibrate.
  • Extract from : « A Son of Hagar » by Sir Hall Caine
  • Its deep rumble made the whole night vibrate like a bass string.
  • Extract from : « Lord Jim » by Joseph Conrad
  • These and your tongue and lips make the air in front of you vibrate.
  • Extract from : « Common Science » by Carleton W. Washburne
  • If the vocal cords of your throat did not vibrate, you could not talk out loud.
  • Extract from : « Common Science » by Carleton W. Washburne
  • If an article is tasteless, it means that these filaments do not vibrate.
  • Extract from : « Practical Mechanics for Boys » by J. S. Zerbe
  • Stretch a wire, as at B (Fig. 79), fairly tight, and then vibrate it.
  • Extract from : « Electricity for Boys » by J. S. Zerbe
  • "The tank will not vibrate so when I'm going at full speed," he explained to his father.
  • Extract from : « Tom Swift and his Motor-boat » by Victor Appleton
  • Yet before that sound had ceased to vibrate, she heard it shut again.
  • Extract from : « The Coast of Chance » by Esther Chamberlain
  • Cassy, therefore, with woman's tact, touched the only string that could be made to vibrate.
  • Extract from : « Uncle Tom's Cabin » by Harriet Beecher Stowe

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