thrill, tickle, vibrate
(verb) feel sudden intense sensation or emotion; “he was thrilled by the speed and the roar of the engine”
oscillate, vibrate
(verb) move or swing from side to side regularly; “the needle on the meter was oscillating”
vibrate
(verb) shake, quiver, or throb; move back and forth rapidly, usually in an uncontrolled manner
resonate, vibrate
(verb) sound with resonance; “The sound resonates well in this theater”
hover, vibrate, vacillate, oscillate
(verb) be undecided about something; waver between conflicting positions or courses of action; “He oscillates between accepting the new position and retirement”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
vibrate (third-person singular simple present vibrates, present participle vibrating, simple past and past participle vibrated)
(intransitive) To shake with small, rapid movements to and fro.
(intransitive) To resonate.
(transitive) To brandish; to swing to and fro.
(transitive) To mark or measure by moving to and fro.
(transitive) To affect with vibratory motion; to set in vibration.
(transitive, slang, dated) To please or impress someone.
(intransitive, music) To use vibrato.
vibrate (uncountable)
The setting, on a portable electronic device, that causes it to vibrate rather than sound any (or most) needed alarms.
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Source: Wiktionary
Vi"brate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Vibrate; p. pr. & vb. n. Vibrating.] Etym: [L. vibratus, p. p. of vibrare, v. t. & v. i., to snake, brandish, vibrate; akin to Skr. vip to tremble, Icel. veifa to wave, vibrate. See Waive and cf. Whip, v. t.]
1. To brandish; to move to and fro; to swing; as, to vibrate a sword or a staff.
2. To mark or measure by moving to and fro; as, a pendulum vibrating seconds.
3. 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.
Vi"brate, v. i.
1. 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.
2. 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.
3. To produce an oscillating or quivering effect of sound; as, a whisper vibrates on the ear. Pope.
4. 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
11 February 2025
(noun) shad-like food fish that runs rivers to spawn; often salted or smoked; sometimes placed in genus Pomolobus
Coffee is a brewed drink prepared from roasted coffee beans, the seeds of berries from certain Coffea species. When coffee berries turn from green to bright red – indicating ripeness – they are picked, processed, and dried. Dried coffee seeds are roasted to varying degrees, depending on the desired flavor.
