VIBRATE


Meaning of VIBRATE in English

— vibratingly , adv.

/vuy"brayt/ , v. , vibrated, vibrating .

v.i.

1. to move rhythmically and steadily to and fro, as a pendulum; oscillate.

2. to move to and fro or up and down quickly and repeatedly; quiver; tremble.

3. (of sounds) to produce or have a quivering or vibratory effect; resound.

4. to thrill, as in emotional response.

5. to move between alternatives or extremes; fluctuate; vacillate.

v.t.

6. to cause to move rhythmically and steadily to and fro, swing, or oscillate.

7. to cause to move to and fro or up and down quickly and repeatedly; cause to quiver or tremble.

8. to give forth or emit by, or as by, vibration.

9. to measure or indicate by vibration or oscillation: a pendulum vibrating seconds.

[ 1610-20; vibratus (ptp. of vibrare to move to and fro); see -ATE 1 ]

Syn. 2. See shake. 3. echo.

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .