Definition of Vibrate

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Vibrate

of Vibrate

To brandish; to move to and fro; to swing; as, to vibrate a sword or a staff.

To mark or measure by moving to and fro; as, a pendulum vibrating seconds.

To affect with vibratory motion; to set in vibration.

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.

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.

To produce an oscillating or quivering effect of sound; as, a whisper vibrates on the ear.

To pass from one state to another; to waver; to fluctuate; as, a man vibrates between two opinions.

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Vibrate Quotations

By painting colors and lines and forms seen in quickened mood I was seeking to make this mood vibrate as a phonograph does. This was the origin of the paintings in The Frieze of Life.
Edvard Munch

As soon as I hear music, something in me starts to vibrate.
Suzanne Farrell

Having those extra dimensions and therefore many ways the string can vibrate in many different directions turns out to be the key to being able to describe all the particles that we see.
Edward Witten

Strings of gravity vibrate at a different frequency than strings of light.
Roy H. Williams

You have that one basic string, but it can vibrate in many ways. But we're trying to get a lot of particles because experimental physicists have discovered a lot of particles.
Edward Witten

One of the basic things about a string is that it can vibrate in many different shapes or forms, which gives music its beauty.
Edward Witten

Every action in our lives touches on some chord that will vibrate in eternity.
Edwin Hubbel Chapin

The colors I use may clash or vibrate against one another but this is done intentionally.
Frank Bruno

Every action of our lives touches on some chord that will vibrate in eternity.
Sean O'Casey

Occasionally, when I run into a great bass backstage at a festival I'll play a few notes on the low E string, just to feel the instrument vibrate against my belly.
Steve Swallow

Vibrate Translations

vibrate in Dutch is trillen, vibreren
vibrate in French is vibrent, vibrez, vibrons, vibrer
vibrate in German is schwanken, vibrieren, vibrieren, schwingen
vibrate in Portuguese is vibre
vibrate in Spanish is vibrar
vibrate in Swedish is dallra, vibrera

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