Found 4 items, similar to vibrate.
English → Indonesian (Kamus Landak)
Definition: vibrate
bergetar
English → Indonesian (quick)
Definition: vibrate
bergentar, bergetar, geber, genta, gentar, menggeber
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: vibrate
vibrate
v 1: shake, quiver, or throb; move back and forth rapidly,
usually in an uncontrolled manner
2: move or swing from side to side regularly;
“the needle on
the meter was oscillating” [syn:
oscillate]
3: be undecided about something; waver between conflicting
positions or courses of action;
“He oscillates between
accepting the new position and retirement” [syn:
hover,
vacillate,
oscillate]
4: sound with resonance;
“The sound resonates well in this
theater” [syn:
resonate]
5: feel sudden intense sensation or emotion;
“he was thrilled
by the speed and the roar of the engine” [syn:
thrill,
tickle]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Vibrate
Vibrate
\Vi"brate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Vibrate; p. pr. & vb.
n.
Vibrating.] [L. vibratus, p. p. of vibrare, v. t. & v.
i., to snake, brandish, vibrate; akin to Skr. vip to tremble,
Icel. veifa to wave, vibrate. See
Waive and cf.
Whip, v.
t.]
1. To brandish; to move to and fro; to swing; as, to vibrate
a sword or a staff.
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2. To mark or measure by moving to and fro; as, a pendulum
vibrating seconds.
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3. To affect with vibratory motion; to set in vibration.
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Breath vocalized, that is, vibrated or undulated,
may . . . impress a swift, tremulous motion.
--Holder.
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Star to star vibrates light. --Tennyson.
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Vibrate
\Vi"brate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Vibrate; p. pr. & vb.
n.
Vibrating.] [L. vibratus, p. p. of vibrare, v. t. & v.
i., to snake, brandish, vibrate; akin to Skr. vip to tremble,
Icel. veifa to wave, vibrate. See
Waive and cf.
Whip, v.
t.]
1. To brandish; to move to and fro; to swing; as, to vibrate
a sword or a staff.
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2. To mark or measure by moving to and fro; as, a pendulum
vibrating seconds.
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3. To affect with vibratory motion; to set in vibration.
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Breath vocalized, that is, vibrated or undulated,
may . . . impress a swift, tremulous motion.
--Holder.
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Star to star vibrates light. --Tennyson.
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Vibrate
\Vi"brate\, v. i.
1. 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.
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2. 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.
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3. To produce an oscillating or quivering effect of sound;
as, a whisper vibrates on the ear. --Pope.
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4. To pass from one state to another; to waver; to fluctuate;
as, a man vibrates between two opinions.
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