vibrate

One entry found for vibrate.

Main Entry: vi·brate
Pronunciation: 'vI-"brAt, especially British vI-'
Function: verb
Inflected Form(s): vi·brat·ed; vi·brat·ing
Etymology: Latin vibratus, past participle of vibrare to brandish, wave, rock -- more at WIPE
transitive verb
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
intransitive verb
1 a : to move to and fro or from side to side : OSCILLATE b : FLUCTUATE, VACILLATE <vibrate between two choices>
2 : to have an effect as or as if of vibration <music, when soft voices die, vibrates in the memory -- P. B. Shelley>
3 : to be in a state of vibration : QUIVER
4 : to respond sympathetically : THRILL <vibrate to the opportunity>
synonym see SWING