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
Midway through my massage, the boat unmoored itself and set sail—setting off an initially alarming vibrating bed and whirring engine noise.
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Mar. 2026
Some physicists argue that this failure point in our understanding tells us that the universe is fundamentally composed not of particles, but of vibrating strings and membranes.
—Quanta Magazine, 11 Mar. 2026
Silver Alerts have become a familiar interruption — phones vibrating sharply as brief descriptions of a missing person flash across screens.
—Panashe Matemba-Mutasa, Mercury News, 10 Mar. 2026
Which vibrating skin brushes are best?
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 25 Feb. 2026
Navigate the locker room with your vibrating children.
—Literary Hub, 20 Feb. 2026
Suddenly a crowd is just there, vibrating to the sounds in ecstatic reverie.
—ABC News, 18 Feb. 2026
The island's stunning Blue Lagoon starkly contrasts tropical shores vibrating with life during the rainier months.
—Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 30 Jan. 2026
Someone’s phone is always vibrating, a gimmick that often strikes me as contrived in a movie-movie but feels totally normalized in a reality-movie like The Moment.
—Anna Gaca, Pitchfork, 30 Jan. 2026
Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Mar. 2026
Some physicists argue that this failure point in our understanding tells us that the universe is fundamentally composed not of particles, but of vibrating strings and membranes.
—Quanta Magazine, 11 Mar. 2026
Silver Alerts have become a familiar interruption — phones vibrating sharply as brief descriptions of a missing person flash across screens.
—Panashe Matemba-Mutasa, Mercury News, 10 Mar. 2026
Which vibrating skin brushes are best?
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 25 Feb. 2026
Navigate the locker room with your vibrating children.
—Literary Hub, 20 Feb. 2026
Suddenly a crowd is just there, vibrating to the sounds in ecstatic reverie.
—ABC News, 18 Feb. 2026
The island's stunning Blue Lagoon starkly contrasts tropical shores vibrating with life during the rainier months.
—Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 30 Jan. 2026
Someone’s phone is always vibrating, a gimmick that often strikes me as contrived in a movie-movie but feels totally normalized in a reality-movie like The Moment.
—Anna Gaca, Pitchfork, 30 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for vibrating
Verb
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Weak to light shaking has been detected and people reported feeling the tremor in several cities, including Geyserville, Kelseyville and Cloverdale according to the USGS DYFI report.—
CA Earthquake Bot,
Sacbee.com,
8 Mar. 2026
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But Bergeron was there every time his team needed a big stop, leaving the Vikings (15-7-2) shaking their heads many times.—
Matt Roy,
Boston Herald,
8 Mar. 2026
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Giddey stopped, the ball cradled in his palm, shouting while jerking his hand in the rough direction of his intended pass.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Mar. 2026
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Video of the collision shows the train jerking from side-to-side.—
Sara Gregory,
AJC.com,
26 Feb. 2026
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That all came to a shuddering halt after Khashoggi’s death.—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
17 Feb. 2026
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Sat shuddering in my seat as the lights drew down.—
Sally Jenkins,
The Atlantic,
15 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The mesmerizing evolution reaches its peak when a quivering guitar solo jettisons into view.—
Nina Corcoran,
Pitchfork,
26 Feb. 2026
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Few things shake the confidence of a person like crawling to the top bunk of a quivering bed frame, your feet wrapping uncomfortably along the frail metal rungs of the ladder.—
Julia Harrison,
Architectural Digest,
27 Jan. 2026
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“Vibrating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vibrating. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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