Passengers became nervous when the plane began to vibrate.
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Vibrate
//ˈvaɪ.bɹeɪt//
Synonyms for "vibrate" (76 found)
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Closest matches (16)
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Related words (38)
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4 entriesRelated terms
7 entriesmanner of
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18 entriesShowing 16 of 18 words.
Translations
61 translations across 29 languages.
Albanian
1 entries- drridh verb (to move with small movements rapidly)
Basque
1 entries- dardaratu verb (to move with small movements rapidly)
Bulgarian
4 entries- вибрация noun (setting)
- вибрирам verb (to move with small movements rapidly)
- размахвам verb (to brandish; to swing to and fro)
- резонирам verb (to resonate)
Catalan
1 entries- vibrar verb (to move with small movements rapidly)
Dutch
1 entries- trillen verb (to move with small movements rapidly)
Esperanto
1 entries- vibri verb (to move with small movements rapidly)
Finnish
4 entries- värinähälytys noun (setting)
- värinätoiminto noun (setting)
- heilutella verb (to brandish; to swing to and fro)
- heiluttaa verb (to brandish; to swing to and fro)
French
1 entries- vibrer verb (to move with small movements rapidly)
Galician
1 entries- vibrar verb (to move with small movements rapidly)
Georgian
4 entries- ვიბრირება verb (to move with small movements rapidly)
- თრთოლა verb (to move with small movements rapidly)
- რყევა verb (to move with small movements rapidly)
- რხევა verb (to move with small movements rapidly)
German
2 entries- Vibration noun (setting)
- vibrieren verb (to move with small movements rapidly)
Hungarian
1 entries- vibrál verb (to move with small movements rapidly)
Italian
1 entries- vibrare verb (to move with small movements rapidly)
Japanese
4 entries- 震う verb (to move with small movements rapidly)
- 震わせる verb (to move with small movements rapidly)
- 震わせる verb (to set in vibration)
- 響く verb (to resonate)
Jarai
1 entries- mơgơi verb (to move with small movements rapidly)
Kapampangan
1 entries- kingking verb (to move with small movements rapidly)
Khmer
1 entries- ញ័រ verb (to move with small movements rapidly)
Latin
1 entries- vibrō verb (to move with small movements rapidly)
Macedonian
4 entries- вибра́ција noun (setting)
- вибри́рање noun (setting)
- вибри́ра verb (to move with small movements rapidly)
- резони́ра verb (to resonate)
Māori
3 entries- neneke verb (to move with small movements rapidly)
- tōiri verb (to move with small movements rapidly)
- tōiriiri verb (to move with small movements rapidly)
Norwegian
1 entries- vibrere verb (to move with small movements rapidly)
Piedmontese
1 entries- vibré verb (to move with small movements rapidly)
Polish
3 entries- drgać verb (to move with small movements rapidly)
- rezonować verb (to resonate)
- wibrować verb (to move with small movements rapidly)
Portuguese
1 entries- vibrar verb (to move with small movements rapidly)
Romanian
2 entries- vibrare noun (setting)
- vibra verb (to move with small movements rapidly)
Russian
1 entries- вибри́ровать verb (to move with small movements rapidly)
Spanish
1 entries- vibrar verb (to move with small movements rapidly)
Tamil
1 entries- அதிர் verb (to move with small movements rapidly)
Vietnamese
3 entries- rung verb (to move with small movements rapidly)
- rung cảm verb (to resonate)
- rung động verb (to move with small movements rapidly)
Sample sentences
21 total sentences available.
I felt my phone vibrate in my pocket.
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When the laundry is not evenly distributed inside the washing machine, it can cause the washing machine to vibrate or even move.
Source: tatoeba (3265512)
When the laundry is unevenly distributed inside the washing machine, it can cause the washing machine to vibrate or even move.
Source: tatoeba (3269321)
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