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1. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Vibrate \Vi"brate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Vibrated; p. pr. & vb.
   n. Vibrating.] [L. vibratus, p. p. of vibrare, v. t. & v.
   i., to shake, brandish, vibrate; akin to Skr. vip to tremble,
   Icel. veifa to wave, vibrate. See Waive and cf. Whip, v.
   t.]
   1. To brandish; to move to and fro; to swing; as, to vibrate
      a sword or a staff.
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   2. To mark or measure by moving to and fro; as, a pendulum
      vibrating seconds.
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   3. To affect with vibratory motion; to set in vibration.
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            Breath vocalized, that is, vibrated or undulated,
            may . . . impress a swift, tremulous motion.
                                                  --Holder.
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            Star to star vibrates light.          --Tennyson.
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Thesaurus Results for Vibrating:

1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

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