"vibrate" Definition

Definitions for the word "vibrate" from multiple English dictionaries.

1. imp. & p. p.
of Vibrate
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
2. v. t.
To brandish; to move to and fro; to swing; as, to vibrate a sword or a staff.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
3. v. t.
To mark or measure by moving to and fro; as, a pendulum vibrating seconds.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
4. v. t.
To affect with vibratory motion; to set in vibration.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
5. v. i.
To move to and fro, or from side to side, as a pendulum, an elastic rod, or a stretched string, when disturbed from its position of rest; to swing; to oscillate.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
6. v. i.
To have the constituent particles move to and fro, with alternate compression and dilation of parts, as the air, or any elastic body; to quiver.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
7. v. i.
To produce an oscillating or quivering effect of sound; as, a whisper vibrates on the ear.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
8. v. i.
To pass from one state to another; to waver; to fluctuate; as, a man vibrates between two opinions.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
9. v.
(-ting) 1 move rapidly to and fro. 2 (of a sound) throb; resonate. 3 (foll. By with) quiver, thrill. 4 swing to and fro, oscillate. [latin vibro shake]
Source: Oxford English Dictionary, 1884

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