vibrated; vibrating
1
: to swing or move to and fro
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
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Examples of vibrate in a Sentence
The car started to vibrate.
When you blow into the instrument, the air vibrates the reed.
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Sean Keane, ABC News, 5 Nov. 2024
Silicone brushes are the safest to use but may not give you as deep of a clean as a vibrating brush.
—Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 15 Oct. 2024
Cory is vibrating with rage and calls out Derrick ahead of the challenge for throwing his life vest at him after the daily when his back was turned.
—Emma Sharpe, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2024
Watches vibrate, chime, and ping with notifications.
—Emily Tate Sullivan, WIRED, 29 Oct. 2024
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“Vibrate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vibrate. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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vibrate
verb
vi·brate
ˈvī-ˌbrāt 
vibrated; vibrating
: to move or cause to move back and forth or from side to side rapidly so as to produce a quivering effect or sound
guitar strings vibrate when plucked
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