Synonyms for vibrate

Grammar : Verb

Spell : vahy-breyt

Phonetic Transcription : ˈvaɪ breɪt

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Définition 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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