Verb: vibrate 'vI,breyt [N. Amer], vI'breyt [Brit]- Shake, quiver, or throb; move back and forth rapidly, usually in an uncontrolled manner
- Move or swing from side to side regularly
"the needle on the meter was vibrating"; - oscillate - Be undecided about something; waver between conflicting positions or courses of action
"He vibrates between accepting the new position and retirement"; - hover, vacillate, oscillate, blow hot and cold [informal] - Sound with resonance
"The sound vibrates well in this theatre"; - resonate - Feel sudden intense sensation or emotion
"he was vibrated by the speed and the roar of the engine"; - thrill, tickle
Derived forms: vibrated, vibrates, vibrating Type of: balk, baulk [Brit], excite, go, hesitate, move, shake, shake up, sound, stimulate, stir, sway, swing, waffle [N. Amer, informal], waver Encyclopedia: Vibrate |