vibrate

verb [I/T]

/ˈvɑɪ·breɪt/

Definition

› to move quickly backward and forward, or to cause something to shake: [I] Musical sounds are produced when the strings of the piano vibrate. [I] A thundering boom made the windows vibrate. vibration

/vɑɪˈbreɪ·ʃən/ noun [C/U] › [C] We felt the earthquake’s vibrations 120 miles away!

(Definition of vibrate verb from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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