transitive verb vibrated -·brat′ed, vibrating -·brat′·ing

1. to give off (light or sound) by vibration
2. to set in to-and-fro motion; oscillate
3. to cause to quiver

Etymology: < L vibratus, pp. of vibrare, to vibrate, shake < IE *weib- (< base *wei-, to turn) > wipe

intransitive verb

1. to swing back and forth; oscillate, as a pendulum
2. to move rapidly back and forth; quiver, as a plucked string
3. to resound: said of sounds
4. to be emotionally stirred; thrill
5. to waver or vacillate, as between two choices