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1. Shake, quiver, or throb; move back and forth rapidly, usually in an uncontrolled manner
    
2. Move or swing from side to side regularly
   "the needle on the meter was vibrating"
   - oscillate
    
3. Be undecided about something; waver between conflicting positions or courses of action
   "He vibrates between accepting the new position and retirement"
   - hover, vacillate, oscillate, blow hot and cold
    
4. Sound with resonance
   "The sound vibrates well in this theatre"
   - resonate
    
5. Feel sudden intense sensation or emotion
   "he was vibrated by the speed and the roar of the engine"
   - thrill, tickle

Derived forms: vibrates, vibrated, vibrating

See also: vibrancy, vibrant, vibration, vibrator, vibratory

Type of: balk, baulk [Brit], excite, go, hesitate, move, shake, shake up, sound, stimulate, stir, sway, swing, waffle, waver

Encyclopedia: Vibrate