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vibrate
verb
1 vibrate
Shake, quiver, or throb; move back and forth rapidly, usually in an uncontrolled manner.
Dutch: trillen
2 vibrate
Move or swing from side to side regularly.
synonym: oscillate.
3 vibrate
Be undecided about something; waver between conflicting positions or courses of action.
synonyms: hover, oscillate, vacillate.
Roget 314:
oscillate;
vibrate,
librate†;
alternate,
undulate,
wave;
rock,
swing;
pulsate,
beat;
wag,
waggle;
nod,
bob,
courtesy,
curtsy;
tick;
play;
wamble†,
wabble†;
dangle,
swag.
fluctuate,
dance,
curvet,
reel,
quake;
quiver,
quaver;
shake,
flicker;
wriggle;
roll,
toss,
pitch;
flounder,
stagger,
totter;
move up and down,
bob up and down
etc.
adv.;
pass and repass,
ebb and flow,
come and go;
vacillate
etc.
605;
teeter [U.S.].
brandish,
shake,
flourish.
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Dutch: wankelen, weifelen
4 vibrate
5 vibrate
Feel sudden intense sensation or emotion.
synonyms: thrill, tickle.
Dutch: opwinden
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vibrating
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