vibrate

//ˈvaɪ.breɪt//
B2Frequency Level 11Neutral
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Verb

vibrateInfinitive
vibratePresent tense
vibratedPast tense
vibratedPast participle
vibratingPresent participle
vibratesThird-person singular
1

To move or cause to move back and forth rapidly and continuously.

My phone vibrates when I receive a message.

2

To produce a quivering or trembling effect, especially as a result of sound waves or mechanical oscillation.

The windows vibrated when the truck passed by.

3

(of a mobile phone or device) To produce a buzzing sensation as an alert instead of a ringtone.

My phone vibrated in my pocket during the meeting.