ˈvīˌbrāt, usu -ād.+V verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: Latin vibratus, past participle of vibrare to shake, vibrate — more at wipe
transitive verb
1. : throw , cast , launch
2. : to emit with or as if with a vibratory motion
3. : to mark or measure by oscillation
a pendulum vibrating seconds
4. : to set in vibration
vibrated their open hands in imitation of the quivering sunlight — Philippa Pollenz
5. : to treat by vibration ; specifically : to compress or compact by vibration
intransitive verb
1.
a. : to move to and fro or from side to side : oscillate
b. : alternate
vibrated for some years between art and literature — G.F.Whicher
2. : to have an effect or move by or as if by vibration
3.
a. : to be in a state of vibration : oscillate very rapidly : quiver
the eardrum vibrates and transmits the vibrations — Morris Fishbein
the lower lip vibrated with a delicate flabbiness — R.P.Warren
b. : to act in or as if in acoustic sympathy
strings … which vibrate when a chord is struck — R.W.Sockman
an intellectual who vibrates intuitively to ideas — William Barrett
the scrapbook fairly vibrates with enthusiasm — Virginia D. Dawson & Betty D. Wilson
Synonyms: see swing