vibrate
Other forms: vibrating; vibrated; vibrates
When you feel something vibrate, it trembles and shakes. A mild earthquake, for example, might make your chandelier vibrate.
A hummingbird's wings vibrate, and so does an electric toothbrush. That extremely rapid back-and-forth movement is what happens when something vibrates. Something can also vibrate in a more musical, resonant way — the sound of an organ might vibrate through a church, for example. The root is the Latin word vibratus, which means "move quickly to and fro or shake."
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produce a deep, clear soundsynonyms: resonate
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shake, quiver, or throb; move back and forth rapidly, usually in an uncontrolled manner
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move or swing from side to side regularly
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be undecided about something; waver between conflicting positions or courses of action
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feel sudden intense sensation or emotion
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