vibrate
/ˈvaɪ.bɹeɪt/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.06 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "When "God save the King!" resounded meow meow through the stately abbey, the banners vibrating with the mighty music, I felt quite enthusiastic in my loyalty."
- "The tender roared along vibrating vigorously; braking had resulted in "flats" on most of its tyres."
- "Her mind was vibrating with excitement."
- "to vibrate a sword or a staff"
- "a pendulum vibrating seconds"
- "Breath vocalized, i.e., vibrated or undulated, may […] impress a swift, tremulous motion."
Etymology
The adjective (then also used as a participle) is first attested in 1420, in Middle English, the verb in 1620; partly from Middle English vibrat(e) (“reverberant”), partly directly borrowed from Latin vibrātus, perfect passive participle of vibrō (“to agitate, set in tremulous motion”) (see -ate (etymology 1, 2 and 3)), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *weyp- (“to oscillate, swing”) or *weyb-.
Origin
- Source language: Middle English
- First known use: first attested in 1420
Word Breakdown
- Root: *weyp-, vibrat
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈvaɪ.bɹeɪt/
- British English: /vaɪˈbɹeɪt/
Usage
Inflected Forms
vibrates (present, singular)
vibrating (participle, present)
vibrated (participle, past)
vibrated (past)
more vibrate (comparative)
most vibrate (superlative)