vibrate

Definitions

1. 1.To mark or measure by moving to and fro; as, a pendulum vibrating seconds.
2. 2.To affect with vibratory motion; to set in vibration. Breath vocalized, that is, vibrated or undulated, may . . . impress a swift, tremulous motion. Holder. Star to star vibrates light. Tennyson.
3. 3.To move to and fro, or from side to side, as a pendulum, an elastic rod, or a stretched string, when disturbed from its position of rest; to swing; to oscillate.
4. 4.To have the constituent particles move to and fro, with alternate compression and dilation of parts, as the air, or any elastic body; to quiver.
5. 5.To produce an oscillating or quivering effect of sound; as, a whisper vibrates on the ear. Pope.
6. 6.To pass from one state to another; to waver; to fluctuate; as, a man vibrates between two opinions.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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• What is to mark or measure by moving to and fro; as, a pendulum vibrating seconds called?
• What is to affect with vibratory motion; to set in vibration. Breath vocalized, that is, vibrated or undulated, may . . . impress a swift, tremulous motion. Holder. Star to star vibrates light. Tennyson called?
• What is to move to and fro, or from side to side, as a pendulum, an elastic rod, or a stretched string, when disturbed from its position of rest; to swing; to oscillate called?
• What is to have the constituent particles move to and fro, with alternate compression and dilation of parts, as the air, or any elastic body; to quiver called?
• What is to produce an oscillating or quivering effect of sound; as, a whisper vibrates on the ear. Pope called?
• What is to pass from one state to another; to waver; to fluctuate; as, a man vibrates between two opinions called?