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Vibrative

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vi·brate  (vbrt)
v. vi·brat·ed, vi·brat·ing, vi·brates
v.intr.
1. To move back and forth or to and fro, especially rhythmically and rapidly. See Synonyms at swing.
2. To feel a quiver of emotion.
3. To shake or move with or as if with a slight quivering or trembling motion: "Even as the film moved . . . to the more deadly fields of Vietnam, old hatreds vibrated in me" (Loudon Wainwright).
4. To produce a sound; resonate.
5. To fluctuate or waver in making choices; vacillate.
v.tr.
1. To cause to tremble or quiver.
2. To cause to move back and forth rapidly.
3. To produce (sound) by vibration.

[Latin vibrre, vibrt-; see weip- in Indo-European roots.]

vibra·tive, vibra·tory (-br-tôr, -tr) adj.


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