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
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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Luisa Calle, Billboard, 23 May 2025
The soundtrack is a buffet of rapturous period jazz, some of it silky, some of it vibrating with skittery energy, much like Martial Solal’s score for Breathless itself.
—Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 18 May 2025
At Sequoia Capital’s recent AI Ascent 2025 conference, the atmosphere vibrated with a mix of excitement and urgency that is typical for transformative technological moments.
—Josipa Majic Predin, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025
Today, 2,000 years after the Romans established viticulture there, Rioja vibrates with new life: Innovation has sprung like vibrant budbursts on a sturdy, seasoned vine.
—Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 15 May 2025
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“Vibrate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vibrate. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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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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