vibrateth

Verb

vibrate (third-person singular simple present vibrates, present participle vibrating, simple past and past participle vibrated)

1. (intransitive) 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
2. (intransitive) To resonate.
   • Her mind was vibrating with excitement.
3. (transitive) To brandish; to swing to and fro.
   • to vibrate a sword or a staff
4. (transitive) To mark or measure by moving to and fro.
   • a pendulum vibrating seconds
5. (transitive) 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
6. (dated, slang, transitive) 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

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