Definition of vibrate
- imp. & p. p. - of Vibrate
- v. t. - To brandish; to move to and fro; to swing; as, to
vibrate a sword or a staff.
- v. t. - To mark or measure by moving to and fro; as, a pendulum
vibrating seconds.
- v. t. - To affect with vibratory motion; to set in vibration.
- 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.
- 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.
- v. i. - To produce an oscillating or quivering effect of sound;
as, a whisper vibrates on the ear.
- v. i. - To pass from one state to another; to waver; to
fluctuate; as, a man vibrates between two opinions.