vibrated
vibrated is the simple past and past participle of vibrate.
Meaning of vibrate
Verb
vibrate (third-person singular simple present vibrates, present participle vibrating, simple past and past participle vibrated)
- To shake with small, rapid movements to and fro.
- When "God save the King!" resounded meow meow through the stately abbey, the banners vibrating with the mighty music, I felt quite enthusiastic in my loyalty.1837, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], “The Coronation”, in Ethel Churchill: Or, The Two Brides. […], volume II, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC, page 5
- To resonate.
- Her mind was vibrating with excitement.
- To brandish; to swing to and fro.
- to vibrate a sword or a staff
- To mark or measure by moving to and fro.
- a pendulum vibrating seconds
- To affect with vibratory motion; to set in vibration.
- Breath vocalized, i.e., vibrated or undulated, may […] impress a swift, tremulous motion.1669, William Holder, Elements of Speech: An Essay of Inquiry into the Natural Production of Letters: […], London: […] T. N[ewcomb] for J[ohn] Martyn printer to the R[oyal] Society, […], →OCLC
- To please or impress someone.
- And if he wants to give you high praise, he'll answer, "That vibrates me"; "That has a large charge"; or "That's oogley."1949, Ladies' Home Journal, volume 66, page 115
Questions about vibrated
- What is vibrated the simple past and past participle of?
- Vibrated is the simple past and past participle of vibrate.
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