vibrated

verb

past tense of vibrate
as in shook
to make a series of small irregular or violent movements the glasses and knickknacks on the shelves vibrated during the slight earthquake

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Recent Examples of vibrated Phones across the Pirriwee Peninsula vibrated ecstatically with the ping-ping-ping of parent WhatsApp group notifications. — Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 13 Aug. 2026 Inside Lee Arena, a palpable energy vibrated through the crowd. — Latif Love july 23, Kansas City Star, 23 July 2026 THe morning after Louisiana’s House primaries were scheduled to take place, worshippers at Mount Zion First Baptist Church in Baton Rouge were on their feet, swaying to the gospel music that vibrated through the wooden pews. — Yvonne Wingett Sanchez, The Atlantic, 31 May 2026 The pilot of a helicopter that crashed on a sightseeing flight off the Hawaiian island of Kauai last month, killing three passengers, told investigators that the aircraft vibrated and spun before plunging into the water, according to report released Friday. — ABC News, 17 Apr. 2026 The envelope all but vibrated in her hands. — Literary Hub, 1 Apr. 2026 The roar of the crowds gathered at the base of the 101-story building still echoed in his ears, and the thrill of scaling its ten abstract metal dragons vibrated through his body. — Outside, 23 Feb. 2026 Even the bathrooms down the hall vibrated with rhythm. — Kelsey Stewart, Vogue, 17 Feb. 2026 Group chats vibrated in confusion, anger and disbelief. — Zach Harper, New York Times, 2 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for vibrated
  1. shook
  2. jerked
  3. shuddered
  4. quivered
Verb
  • None of this much mattered to student Aayden Vasquez, who is excited about starting at Pacoima Middle School and shook hands with Chait, Garcha and anyone else who offered a palm during their visit to his home.
    — Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Tarrant County District Attorney In mid-November 1996, Narez shook her daughter, Kasandra White, and threw the child into a wall, causing her head to strike a door, according to the 1999 Tarrant County grand jury indictment.
    — S.E. Jenkins, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of shook
Verb
  • But in 1933, within a matter of days, they were jerked back into reality.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Once the squid gather near the surface, lines fitted with bait are lowered into the water and rapidly jerked up and down to imitate small prey such as shrimp, triggering strikes before the catch is reeled aboard.
    — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 20 June 2026
Definition of jerked
Verb
  • On Thursday, Clancy loudly sobbed, shuddered and covered her face with her hands as a medical examiner testified about Callan’s autopsy.
    — Andi Babineau, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026
  • The way the stadium shuddered with noise.
    — Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 7 May 2026
Definition of shuddered
Verb
  • Each time, brown leaves that had drifted from distant trees quivered and spun on the surface.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 June 2026
  • Her papers quivered in her hand.
    — Tanya Babbar, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 June 2026
Definition of quivered

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