verb

vibrate

veye-BRAYT

verb

To shake with small, rapid back-and-forth movements.

"The whole table vibrated when the truck drove past."

"Her phone vibrated in her pocket during the meeting."

To resonate or produce a trembling sound.

"The bass made the windows vibrate."

How to Use Vibrate

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishTo shake rapidly, or to make something shake.

Common pairings

vibrate constantly phone vibrates set something vibrating

more vibrate comparative, vibrated past tense, vibrates singular, most vibrate superlative

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The whole table _____ when the truck drove past.

From Latin vibratus, the past participle of vibrare, "to shake or set in tremulous motion."

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