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vibrate

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishvibratevi‧brate /vaɪˈbreɪt $ ˈvaɪbreɪt/ ●○○ verb [intransitive, transitive] SHAKEif something vibrates, or if you vibrate it, it shakes quickly and continuously with very small movements The floor was vibrating to the beat of the music. As air passes over our vocal cords, it makes them vibrate.→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpusvibrate• The strings vibrate again, underscoring my panic.• Immediately, she felt the floor vibrate as the dome rumbled shut, sealing the chamber.• The steering wheel vibrated, but I gripped it hard.• Nervous trembles ached in her legs and the floor was vibrating fractionally with the movement of some train deep underground.• Strings vibrate more quickly if they are short and thin.• Some insects' wings vibrate so fast that the movement is invisible to the human eye.• Everything in the room was vibrating to the beat of the drum.Origin vibrate (1600-1700) Latin past participle of vibrare “to shake”
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Verb table
vibrate
Simple Form
Present
I, you, we, theyvibrate
he, she, itvibrates
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Past
I, you, he, she, it, we, theyvibrated
Present perfect
I, you, we, theyhave vibrated
he, she, ithas vibrated
Past perfect
I, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad vibrated
Future
I, you, he, she, it, we, theywill vibrate
Future perfect
I, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have vibrated
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Continuous Form
Present
Iam vibrating
he, she, itis vibrating
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you, we, theyare vibrating
Past
I, he, she, itwas vibrating
you, we, theywere vibrating
Present perfect
I, you, we, theyhave been vibrating
he, she, ithas been vibrating
Past perfect
I, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad been vibrating
Future
I, you, he, she, it, we, theywill be vibrating
Future perfect
I, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have been vibrating
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