as in to shake
to make a series of small irregular or violent movements
the glasses and knickknacks on the shelves vibrated during the slight earthquake
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Recent Examples of vibrate
Tap the flower base with a finger, pencil, or vibrating toothbrush for 3 consecutive days to dislodge pollen.
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Megan Hughes,
Better Homes & Gardens,
18 June 2026
Ever see a musician extracting freaky beats from a drum of vibrating milk while surrounded by thousands of funerary urns?
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John Metcalfe,
Mercury News,
17 June 2026
Whenever one rings, the very air seems to vibrate, as if a shock wave has passed through the house.
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Literary Hub,
16 June 2026
Tefi was vibrating when the news broke.
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Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
14 June 2026
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Megan Hughes,
Better Homes & Gardens,
18 June 2026
Ever see a musician extracting freaky beats from a drum of vibrating milk while surrounded by thousands of funerary urns?
—
John Metcalfe,
Mercury News,
17 June 2026
Whenever one rings, the very air seems to vibrate, as if a shock wave has passed through the house.
—
Literary Hub,
16 June 2026
Tefi was vibrating when the news broke.
—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
14 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for vibrate
Recent Examples of Synonyms for vibrate
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Hernández said Rossi Ydrogo had just called his brother in Caracas 20 minutes before the earth started to shake.
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In Venezuela, rescue teams have been racing against the clock to pull survivors from the rubble after two powerful earthquakes shook the northern state of La Guaira last Wednesday.
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Watching their relationship devolve (never more so than when their sperm donor, a rakish, motorcycle-driving restaurant owner played by Mark Ruffalo, enters the scene) is most definitely a tear-jerking experience, as is the film’s final scene.
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Some were petty — like Reese committing a foul against Clark, then jerking her head back, impersonating Clark as a flopper.
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A lot of people are upset by the notion of bringing cage fights to the White House, shuddering at the bad taste of it all.
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Design practices Not knowing ahead of time what lunar explorers may face is an unsure, shuddering proposition.
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Even now, there are moments during presentations when my voice still quivers.
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Each time, brown leaves that had drifted from distant trees quivered and spun on the surface.
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Back in their dorm room after the beating, Valentine watched as Okeadu began to tremble uncontrollably.
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Each time the leaves trembled, the sunlight filtering through them also wavered.
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“Vibrate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vibrate. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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