vibrations

Noun

vibration (countable and uncountable, plural vibrations)

1. The act of vibrating or the condition of being vibrated.
   • You will see a tiny flutter, a shiver, a vibration along the luff. That flutter is your friend.2026, S. Williams, Sailing Basics (Points of Sail, Trimming): Harnessing Wind, NFT Publishing
2. Any periodic process, especially a rapid linear motion of a body about an equilibrium position.
3. A single complete vibrating motion.
   • The moon, which had been slowly ascending, now shone through an open space between the trees; and the rippling waters of the brook gave back her light in luminous vibrations.1834, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter IV, in Francesca Carrara. […], volume III, London: Richard Bentley, […], (successor to Henry Colburn), →OCLC, page 21
4. A vibrational energy of spiritual nature through which mediumistic and other paranormal phenomena are conveyed or affected.
   • "And the sitters?" "I expect Professor Challenger may wish to bring a friend or two of his own." "They will form a horrible block of vibrations! We must have some of our own sympathetic people to counteract it."1925 July – 1926 May, A[rthur] Conan Doyle, “(please specify the chapter number)”, in The Land of Mist (eBook no. 0601351h.html), Australia: Project Gutenberg Australia, published April 2019
5. (broadly, in plural, often, slang) An instinctively sensed emotional aura or atmosphere.
   • I'm pickin' up good vibrations / She's giving me the excitations.1966, Mike Love, Brian Wilson, “Good Vibrations”, performed by The Beach Boys

   Synonyms:

   vibe