vibrate

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /vaɪˈbreɪt/
• (US) IPA ^(key): /ˈvaɪ.breɪt/

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Verb

Plain form vibrate

Third-person singular vibrates

Past tense vibrated

Past participle vibrated

Present participle vibrating

1. (intransitive) If something is vibrating, it is moving repeatedly with small, rapid movements.
   • Synonym: resonate

   The train vibrated when it switched tracks at a railroad crossing.

2. (transitive) If something is vibrating, it is affect by a vibratory motion.

   His voice vibrated with terror.

Related words

• vibration