| VERB | motion | vibrate | shake, quiver, or throb |
|---|---|---|---|
| motion | vibrate, oscillate | move or swing from side to side regularly | |
| stative | vibrate, hover, vacillate, oscillate | be undecided about something | |
| perception | vibrate, resonate | sound with resonance | |
| emotion | vibrate, thrill, tickle | feel sudden intense sensation or emotion |
| Sounds | vay'breyt | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | abate ... welterweight: 559 rhymes with eyt... | |
| Meaning | shake, quiver, or throb; move back and forth rapidly, usually in an uncontrolled manner. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Narrower | judder, shake | shake or vibrate rapidly and intensively |
| shimmy, wobble | tremble or shake | |
| Broader | move | Move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion |
| Spanish | vibrar | |
| Catalan | vibrar | |
| Nouns | vibration | a shaky motion |
| vibrator | mechanical device that produces vibratory motion | |
| Meaning | Move or swing from side to side regularly. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s; Something is ----ing PP | |
| Synonym | oscillate | |
| Narrower | hunt | oscillate about a desired speed, position, or state to an undesirable extent |
| librate | Vibrate before coming to a total rest | |
| Broader | swing, sway | Move or walk in a swinging or swaying manner |
| Spanish | oscilar, vibrar | |
| Catalan | fluctuar, oscil·lar, vibrar | |
| Nouns | vibration | the act of vibrating |
| vibration | (physics) a regular periodic variation in value about a mean | |
| vibrator | a mechanical device that vibrates | |
| Meaning | Be undecided about something; waver between conflicting positions or courses of action. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
| Synonyms | hover, vacillate, oscillate | |
| Narrower | shillyshally | Be uncertain and vague |
| Broader | hesitate, waver, waffle | pause or hold back in uncertainty / uncertainty or unwillingness |
| Spanish | dudar, vacilar | |
| Meaning | sound with resonance. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s; Something ----s something | |
| Synonym | resonate | |
| Narrower | purr, make vibrant sounds | Indicate pleasure by purring |
| Broader | sound, go | make a certain noise or sound |
| Spanish | resonar | |
| Catalan | ressonar | |
| Adjectives | vibrant | of sounds that are strong and resonating |
| vibratory | moving very rapidly to and fro or up and down | |
| Nouns | vibrancy | having the character of a loud deep sound |
| Meaning | Feel sudden intense sensation or emotion. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s somebody | |
| Synonyms | thrill, tickle | |
| Broader | stimulate, shake, shake up, excite, stir | Stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of |
| Spanish | buscar las cosquillas, emocionar, picar | |
| Catalan | emocionar | |
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