VIBRATE


Meaning of VIBRATE in English

/ vaɪˈbreɪt; NAmE ; NAmE usually ˈvaɪbreɪt/ verb

to move or make sth move from side to side very quickly and with small movements :

[ v ]

Every time a train went past the walls vibrated.

The atmosphere seemed to vibrate with tension.

[also vn ]

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WORD ORIGIN

late Middle English (in the sense give out light or sound as if by vibration ): from Latin vibrat- moved to and fro, from the verb vibrare vibrate.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.