Thesaurus: vibrate

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1. imp. & p. p. of Vibrate
2. v. t. To brandish; to move to and fro; to swing; as, to vibrate a sword or a staff.
3. v. t. To mark or measure by moving to and fro; as, a pendulum vibrating seconds.
4. v. t. To affect with vibratory motion; to set in vibration.
5. v. i. To move to and fro, or from side to side, as a pendulum, an elastic rod, or a stretched string, when disturbed from its position of rest; to swing; to oscillate.
6. v. i. To have the constituent particles move to and fro, with alternate compression and dilation of parts, as the air, or any elastic body; to quiver.
7. v. i. To produce an oscillating or quivering effect of sound; as, a whisper vibrates on the ear.
8. v. i. To pass from one state to another; to waver; to fluctuate; as, a man vibrates between two opinions.
9. v. shake, quiver, or throb; move back and forth rapidly, usually in an uncontrolled manner
10. v. move or swing from side to side regularly
11. v. be undecided about something; waver between conflicting positions or courses of action
12. v. sound with resonance