Synonyms of 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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• shaking
• jerking
• shuddering
• quivering
• trembling
• shivering
• swaying
• wobbling
• twitching
• jiggling
• convulsing
• quaking
• agitating
• jolting
• jouncing
• swinging
• throbbing
• juddering
• flickering
• rocking
• waving
• fluttering
• joggling
• bucketing
• chattering
• oscillating
• thrilling
• quavering
• pulsing
• pulsating
• fluctuating
• undulating
• wavering
• palpitating
• pitter-pattering
• doddering
• beating
• pit-a-patting

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of vibrating

Although made of natural materials, these early instruments were played by vibrating the lips to send air into and through a hollow opening—the defining characteristic of a brass instrument. — Kara Rogers, Encyclopedia Britannica, 10 Sep. 2026

Accessibility There are several accessible guest rooms in the hotel—these have step-free showers, assistance alarms, grab bars, and visual, sound and vibrating alarm systems. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Sep. 2026

Following detection, the NCSU patch – about the size of a business card – alerts its wearer simply by vibrating against the skin. — New Atlas, 17 Aug. 2026

The words in this and other magazines looked like vibrating ants. — E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 15 Aug. 2026

Styles’s fourth album revels in all those hours spent shouting euphoria into the ears of friends on dance floors and riding the bassy, body-vibrating techno loops until well after the sun comes up. — Vogue, 14 Aug. 2026

The teaser is entirely dialogue-free, so all viewers can hear throughout the minute-long trailer is music and the persistent buzz of a vibrating phone. — Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Aug. 2026

The mouth fiddle belongs to a family of instruments that are orally modulated, lending qualities of the human voice to the sound waves emitted by a vibrating string. — Jonathon Keats, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026

The wallpaper in many of the rooms was removed due to the possibility of vibrating machinery damaging the delicate paper. — Ben Jureidini, Vanity Fair, 21 July 2026