vibrate
verb
- to move back and forth or up and down with some degree of rapidity
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /vaɪˈbɹeɪt/ / /ˈvaɪ.bɹeɪt/
adj
Etymology: The adjective (then also used as a participle) is first attested in 1420, in Middle English, the verb in 1620; partly from Middle English vibrat(e) (“reverberant”), partly directly borrowed from Latin vibrātus, perfect passive participle of vibrō (“to agitate, set in tremulous motion”) (see -ate (etymology 1, 2 and 3)), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *weyp- (“to oscillate, swing”) or *weyb-.
- Vibrating with (something).
noun
Etymology: The adjective (then also used as a participle) is first attested in 1420, in Middle English, the verb in 1620; partly from Middle English vibrat(e) (“reverberant”), partly directly borrowed from Latin vibrātus, perfect passive participle of vibrō (“to agitate, set in tremulous motion”) (see -ate (etymology 1, 2 and 3)), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *weyp- (“to oscillate, swing”) or *weyb-.
- The setting, on a portable electronic device, that causes it to vibrate rather than sound any (or most) needed alarms.
“Please put your cellphones on vibrate for the duration of the meeting.”
verb
Etymology: The adjective (then also used as a participle) is first attested in 1420, in Middle English, the verb in 1620; partly from Middle English vibrat(e) (“reverberant”), partly directly borrowed from Latin vibrātus, perfect passive participle of vibrō (“to agitate, set in tremulous motion”) (see -ate (etymology 1, 2 and 3)), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *weyp- (“to oscillate, swing”) or *weyb-.
- To shake with small, rapid movements to and fro.
“When "God save the King!" resounded meow meow through the stately abbey, the banners vibrating with the mighty music, I felt quite enthusiastic in my loyalty.”
“The tender roared along vibrating vigorously; braking had resulted in "flats" on most of its tyres.”
- To resonate.
“Her mind was vibrating with excitement.”
- To brandish; to swing to and fro.
“to vibrate a sword or a staff”
- To mark or measure by moving to and fro.
“a pendulum vibrating seconds”
- To affect with vibratory motion; to set in vibration.
“Breath vocalized, i.e., vibrated or undulated, may […] impress a swift, tremulous motion.”
“Star to star vibrates light: may soul to soul / Strike thro' a finer element of her own?”
- To please or impress someone.
“And if he wants to give you high praise, he'll answer, "That vibrates me"; "That has a large charge"; or "That's oogley."”
“[…] standing side by side under a Grecian column, tapping their feet in unison and saying such things as "Hot-diggety,” “Razz-ma-tazz," “That vibrates me," and other expressions of praise current in their youth.”
- To use vibrato.
- To pleasure someone using a vibrator.
“Downstairs in the living-room Jill Was vibrating herself for a thrill.”