Thesaurus results for VIBRATING

vibrating

verb

present participle of vibrate

as in shaking

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 vibrating Ever see a musician extracting freaky beats from a drum of vibrating milk while surrounded by thousands of funerary urns? —

John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 17 June 2026 Tefi was vibrating when the news broke. —

Bethy Squires, Vulture, 14 June 2026 AirJet uses piezoelectric modules with a vibrating element that forces air through the module's body. —

John Burek, PC Magazine, 13 June 2026 Still vibrating from the Knicks’ impossible comeback against the Spurs in Game Four. —

David Remnick, New Yorker, 11 June 2026 Various speculations about the cheating accusations began to spread, including one that involved Niemann using vibrating anal beads to signal the best moves. —

Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 7 June 2026 No vibrating eyeballs whatsoever. —

Joe Salas june 07, New Atlas, 7 June 2026 Gateway Center Arena was vibrating on a cosmic level last night as the Atlanta Dream beat the Connecticut Sun. —

Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 3 June 2026 Days after the shooting stunned Shreveport, a whirlwind of police lights, camera crews and grieving relatives swarmed the neighborhood where the killings unfolded, the streets vibrating with sirens, the air shrouded in questions and disbelief. —

Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 10 May 2026

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With a quick and creative offensive attack producing goals in front of stadium-shaking home crowds, the Americans have already won their group and booked their place in the knockout round.

— Jim Vertuno, Chicago Tribune, 20 June 2026
In a major rupture, strong shaking could cause severe damage near the fault and in areas built on soft or water-saturated soils, which can amplify shaking.

— Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 19 June 2026