Verb: vibrate 'vI,breyt [N. Amer], vI'breyt [Brit]
- Shake, quiver, or throb; move back and forth rapidly, usually in an uncontrolled manner
"The machine vibrated during operation"
- Move or swing from side to side regularly
"the needle on the meter was vibrating";
- oscillate
- Sound with resonance
"The sound vibrates well in this theatre";
- resonate
- Feel sudden intense sensation or emotion
"The good news made her heart vibrate with joy";
- thrill, tickle
- Be undecided about something; waver between conflicting positions or courses of action
"She vibrated between taking the job or staying in school";
- hover, vacillate, oscillate, blow hot and cold [informal]
Derived forms: vibrating, vibrates, vibrated
Type of: balk, baulk [Brit], excite, go, hesitate, move, shake, shake up, sound, stir, sway, swing, waffle [N. Amer, informal], waver
Encyclopedia: Vibrate