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- pronunciation:
- vaI
breIt
- parts of speech:
- intransitive verb, transitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb)
| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| inflections: |
vibrates, vibrating, vibrated |
| definition 1: |
to move back and forth very rapidly and steadily; oscillate.
The floor up here vibrates when the band practices downstairs.You can see how the guitar string vibrates.- synonyms:
- pulsate, tremble
- similar words:
- flutter, oscillate, palpitate, pulse, quiver, shake, vacillate, wave
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| definition 2: |
to quiver, as sound; resonate or resound.
Sound that vibrates quickly through the air has a higher pitch.- synonyms:
- quaver, resonate, reverberate, throb, tremble, trill, waver, wobble
- similar words:
- pulsate, quiver, resound, ring
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| definition 3: |
to be stirred with emotion or excitement; thrill; tingle.
Her whole being vibrated as the great tenor took the stage.- synonyms:
- shiver, shudder, thrill, tingle, tremble, twitter
- similar words:
- palpitate, pulse, quake
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| related words: |
buzz, hum, move, quaver, shiver, thrill, waver |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| definition 1: |
to cause to move back and forth very rapidly and steadily.
Sound waves vibrate the diaphragm in a microphone.- synonyms:
- shake, wave
- similar words:
- agitate, flutter, wiggle
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| definition 2: |
to cause to resound.
- synonyms:
- resonate, trill
- similar words:
- quaver, resound
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| definition 3: |
to cause to quiver.
- synonyms:
- quiver, shake
- similar words:
- flutter, shiver
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| related words: |
buzz, ring |
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| derivation: |
vibratingly (adv.) |
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