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Dictionary > Definition: vibrate

Definition of vibrate
  1. feel sudden intense sensation or emotion; "he was thrilled by the speed and the roar of the engine"
  2. move or swing from side to side regularly; "the needle on the meter was oscillating"
  3. shake, quiver, or throb; move back and forth rapidly, usually in an uncontrolled manner
  4. sound with resonance; "The sound resonates well in this theater"
  5. be undecided about something; waver between conflicting positions or courses of action; "He oscillates between accepting the new position and retirement"
Similar Words: thrill, tickle, oscillate, resonate, hover, vacillate

Hyponyms: hunt, librate, shimmy, wobble, judder, shake, purr, make vibrant sounds, shillyshally

Derivational Morphology: frisson, shiver, chill, quiver, shudder, thrill, tingle, bang, boot, charge, rush, flush, kick, vibrator, oscillation, vibration, quivering, cycle, shaking, shakiness, trembling, palpitation, plangency, resonance, reverberance, ringing, sonorousness, sonority, vibrancy, resonator, cavity resonator, resonating chamber, hesitation, vacillation, wavering, waverer, vacillator, hesitator, hesitater


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