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- Dictionaryvi·brate/ˈvīˌbrāt/
verb
- 1. move or cause to move continuously and rapidly to and fro: "the cabin started to vibrate" Similar
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1. a. : to move to and fro or from side to side : oscillate. b. : fluctuate, vacillate. vibrate between two choices. 2. : to have an effect as or as if of vibration.
VIBRATE definition: 1. to shake slightly and quickly, or to cause something to do this, in a way that is felt rather…. Learn more.
Vibrate definition: to move rhythmically and steadily to and fro, as a pendulum; oscillate.. See examples of VIBRATE used in a sentence.
When you feel something vibrate, it trembles and shakes. A mild earthquake, for example, might make your chandelier vibrate. A hummingbird's wings vibrate, and so does an electric toothbrush. That extremely rapid back-and-forth movement is what happens when something vibrates.
VIBRATE meaning: 1. to shake slightly and quickly, or to cause something to do this, in a way that is felt rather…. Learn more.
Vibrate definition: To be in a state of great activity, excitement, or agitation.
1. To cause to move back and forth rapidly: The rattlesnake vibrated its tail. 2. To produce (sound) by vibration. n. A setting on a cell phone that causes the phone to shake rapidly without producing a ringtone when a call or text message is received. [Latin vibrāre, vibrāt-; see weip- in Indo-European roots .]
If something vibrates or if you vibrate it, it shakes with repeated small, quick movements. The ground shook and the cliffs seemed to vibrate. American English : vibrate / ˈvaɪbreɪt /
Definition of vibrate verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
vibrate. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English vi‧brate /vaɪˈbreɪt $ ˈvaɪbreɪt/ verb [ intransitive, transitive] if something vibrates, or if you vibrate it, it shakes quickly and continuously with very small movements The floor was vibrating to the beat of the music.
