vibrated; vibrating
1
: to swing or move to and fro
2
: to emit with or as if with a vibratory motion
3
: to mark or measure by oscillation
a pendulum vibrating seconds
4
: to set in vibration
Synonyms
Examples of vibrate in a Sentence
The car started to vibrate.
When you blow into the instrument, the air vibrates the reed.
Recent Examples on the Web
Pairing a translucent skirt color, like Spot Remover, with the clear blade and subtle action gives you the best clear water vibrating jig on the market.
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Shaye Baker, Field & Stream, 17 Apr. 2024
There was the sense that the vibrating craft was an extension of my limbs.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2024
Male cicadas have two special vibrating membranes called tymbals that sit behind each wing, on either side of their abdomens.
—The Courier-Journal, 10 Apr. 2024
This technology could benefit people with injuries and diseases involving vocal fold paralysis, as well as those who have had surgeries like laryngectomies—removal of the larynx, which contains the vibrating muscles—that involve the removal of some or all of a person’s vocal folds.
—IEEE Spectrum, 23 Mar. 2024
The dimensions of the monster count all the ways in which a thread can vibrate at a certain energy.
—Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 5 Feb. 2024
First, make a ukulele that can both move and vibrate on a bed of grass.
—Alida Nugent, Peoplemag, 10 Apr. 2024
This list includes vibrating massagers, microcurrent massagers, Red LED light therapy massagers, rolling massagers, and gua shas.
—Isabella Ubaldi, Health, 20 Mar. 2024
Right now, the vibrating pill has only been tested in pigs.
—Nick Blackmer, Verywell Health, 12 Jan. 2024
Shaye Baker, Field & Stream, 17 Apr. 2024
There was the sense that the vibrating craft was an extension of my limbs.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2024
Male cicadas have two special vibrating membranes called tymbals that sit behind each wing, on either side of their abdomens.
—The Courier-Journal, 10 Apr. 2024
This technology could benefit people with injuries and diseases involving vocal fold paralysis, as well as those who have had surgeries like laryngectomies—removal of the larynx, which contains the vibrating muscles—that involve the removal of some or all of a person’s vocal folds.
—IEEE Spectrum, 23 Mar. 2024
The dimensions of the monster count all the ways in which a thread can vibrate at a certain energy.
—Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 5 Feb. 2024
First, make a ukulele that can both move and vibrate on a bed of grass.
—Alida Nugent, Peoplemag, 10 Apr. 2024
This list includes vibrating massagers, microcurrent massagers, Red LED light therapy massagers, rolling massagers, and gua shas.
—Isabella Ubaldi, Health, 20 Mar. 2024
Right now, the vibrating pill has only been tested in pigs.
—Nick Blackmer, Verywell Health, 12 Jan. 2024
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vibrate
verb
vi·brate
ˈvī-ˌbrāt 
vibrated; vibrating
: to move or cause to move back and forth or from side to side rapidly so as to produce a quivering effect or sound
guitar strings vibrate when plucked
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