as in shakes
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 vibrates
There's real grit underneath the shag haircut and thigh-high boots, though; see the discotheque scene, where her entire body vibrates with a desperate mix of hope, terror, and determination.
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Darren Franich, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Mar. 2026
Taken from a Kamikaze menu Garcia created for Huerta’s birthday, the tom yum aguachile vibrates with heat under a canopy of fresh tortilla chips shaped like half moons.
—Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2026
There is a high whistling sound of wind rushing through the room, and the glass vibrates slightly.
—Sean Williams, Harpers Magazine, 24 Feb. 2026
Air vibrates the tissues in the voice box while an area just above contracts, leaving a small opening for the whistle to escape.
—ABC News, 23 Feb. 2026
My music vibrates strings in there that never moved before.
—Literary Hub, 13 Feb. 2026
My car vibrates at 50 miles per hour and higher.
—John Paul, The Providence Journal, 7 Feb. 2026
The former allows the player to set beats-per-minute, beats per bar, select different rhythms and whether a sound beeps and/or the device vibrates to the beat.
—New Atlas, 9 Jan. 2026
At its center, a silicon plate topped with a piezoelectric film vibrates at its natural frequencies, while nearby electronic circuitry measures those vibrations.
—Perri Thaler, IEEE Spectrum, 17 Dec. 2025
Darren Franich, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Mar. 2026
Taken from a Kamikaze menu Garcia created for Huerta’s birthday, the tom yum aguachile vibrates with heat under a canopy of fresh tortilla chips shaped like half moons.
—Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2026
There is a high whistling sound of wind rushing through the room, and the glass vibrates slightly.
—Sean Williams, Harpers Magazine, 24 Feb. 2026
Air vibrates the tissues in the voice box while an area just above contracts, leaving a small opening for the whistle to escape.
—ABC News, 23 Feb. 2026
My music vibrates strings in there that never moved before.
—Literary Hub, 13 Feb. 2026
My car vibrates at 50 miles per hour and higher.
—John Paul, The Providence Journal, 7 Feb. 2026
The former allows the player to set beats-per-minute, beats per bar, select different rhythms and whether a sound beeps and/or the device vibrates to the beat.
—New Atlas, 9 Jan. 2026
At its center, a silicon plate topped with a piezoelectric film vibrates at its natural frequencies, while nearby electronic circuitry measures those vibrations.
—Perri Thaler, IEEE Spectrum, 17 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for vibrates
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President Barack Obama shakes hands with Shigeaki Mori at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima, Japan, on May 27, 2016.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
17 Mar. 2026
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Famously there is a leap day every four years—that shakes things up.—
Manon Bischoff,
Scientific American,
13 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The mind shudders at the thought.—
Assistant Sports Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Jan. 2026
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So one shudders to think what might happen when the Dolphins now face a murderer’s row of elite running backs and mobile quarterbacks.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
24 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Ross’s video does not show if the SUV made contact with him, as the camera angle jerks up to the sky.—
Danya Gainor,
CNN Money,
12 Jan. 2026
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The video suddenly jerks away as the vehicle starts to move and shots can be heard.—
Nicole Sganga,
CBS News,
9 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The music of home often quivers with nostalgia.—
Justin Davidson,
Vulture,
22 Sep. 2025
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There’s a breathless mood in the air that quivers and quakes at the protests to come.—
Sara Stridsberg
September 15,
Literary Hub,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Vibrates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vibrates. Accessed 22 Mar. 2026.
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