vibrating

Variant of vibrate

transitive verb vibrated, vibrating

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

Origin: < 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
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