as in shaking
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 vibrating
The island's stunning Blue Lagoon starkly contrasts tropical shores vibrating with life during the rainier months.
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Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 30 Jan. 2026
Someone’s phone is always vibrating, a gimmick that often strikes me as contrived in a movie-movie but feels totally normalized in a reality-movie like The Moment.
—Anna Gaca, Pitchfork, 30 Jan. 2026
The mom of three hears the televisions vibrating through the walls, video games clacking on the XBox, and the constant swirl of doors as her kids rumble through the house.
—Jessica Ma, Dallas Morning News, 29 Jan. 2026
The effect is similar to a washing machine vibrating when wet clothes collect on one side of the drum.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 27 Jan. 2026
While the glasses read the scene, a wristband helps the wearer see whether someone looks happy, confused, or upset by vibrating in unique patterns.
—William A. Haseltine, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
Behind them, the device began vibrating.
—Deni Ellis Béchard, Scientific American, 13 Jan. 2026
ViberAlert is essentially a smart motorcycle seat insert equipped with vibrating actuators that deliver real-time haptic feedback directly to your backside.
—New Atlas, 4 Jan. 2026
The vibrating bristles of this electric version can break up and sweep away plaque more effectively.
—Nicol Natale, PEOPLE, 28 Dec. 2025
Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 30 Jan. 2026
Someone’s phone is always vibrating, a gimmick that often strikes me as contrived in a movie-movie but feels totally normalized in a reality-movie like The Moment.
—Anna Gaca, Pitchfork, 30 Jan. 2026
The mom of three hears the televisions vibrating through the walls, video games clacking on the XBox, and the constant swirl of doors as her kids rumble through the house.
—Jessica Ma, Dallas Morning News, 29 Jan. 2026
The effect is similar to a washing machine vibrating when wet clothes collect on one side of the drum.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 27 Jan. 2026
While the glasses read the scene, a wristband helps the wearer see whether someone looks happy, confused, or upset by vibrating in unique patterns.
—William A. Haseltine, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
Behind them, the device began vibrating.
—Deni Ellis Béchard, Scientific American, 13 Jan. 2026
ViberAlert is essentially a smart motorcycle seat insert equipped with vibrating actuators that deliver real-time haptic feedback directly to your backside.
—New Atlas, 4 Jan. 2026
The vibrating bristles of this electric version can break up and sweep away plaque more effectively.
—Nicol Natale, PEOPLE, 28 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for vibrating
Verb
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Figure skater Amber Glenn skated off the ice, shaking her head after an early landing bobble during today's competition.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
8 Feb. 2026
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Both physical strength and constant mental attention are required for this sport in order to control heart rate and shaking in the muscles.—
Janet Loehrke,
USA Today,
8 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The room sighs in relief a second later when Buckley reanimates, jerking and flailing like a soul possessed, grinning maniacally — all on purpose, inspired by the earlier veil snafu.—
Sydney Bucksbaum,
Entertainment Weekly,
3 Feb. 2026
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Some signs that the carburetor is clogged on a snow blower are starting then dying a few seconds afterward, jerking, sputtering noises, and black smoke emitting from the exhaust.—
David Beaulieu,
The Spruce,
1 Feb. 2026
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Most of the camp was enclosed with an electrified fence, to keep out the Big Men, the massive, shuddering ursids that could not be named (more on that later).—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 Dec. 2025
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With haunted vocal multitracking and big, shuddering beats, the album builds to a climax in which hope and fear are swept into the same rush of human experience.—
Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
12 Dec. 2025
Verb
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Few things shake the confidence of a person like crawling to the top bunk of a quivering bed frame, your feet wrapping uncomfortably along the frail metal rungs of the ladder.—
Julia Harrison,
Architectural Digest,
27 Jan. 2026
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Over the years, Andrews has garnered comparisons to fellow Arizona native Linda Ronstadt for her rich, clear tone, which can modulate from quivering vibrato to crystalline belt on a dime.—
Lily Goldberg,
Pitchfork,
20 Jan. 2026
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“Vibrating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vibrating. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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