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- pronunciation:
- vaI
breIt
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verb |
| inflections: |
vibrates, vibrating, vibrated |
| definition: |
When something vibrates, it moves back and forth very quickly and very steadily. The movement back and forth is usually very small. Often you can't even see it moving, but you can feel it or hear the sound it makes.
The music was so loud downstairs that it made our floor vibrate.Look carefully and you can see how the guitar string vibrates.- similar words:
- shake, wave
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| related words: |
buzz, hum, move, shiver |
| derivation: |
vibratingly (adv.) |
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