vibrate

verb

1. (intransitive)To shake with small, rapid movements to and fro.

   “When "God save the King!" resounded meow meow through the stately abbey, the banners vibrating with the mighty music, I felt quite enthusiastic in my loyalty.”

   “The tender roared along vibrating vigorously; braking had resulted in "flats" on most of its tyres.”

2. (intransitive)To resonate.

   “Her mind was vibrating with excitement.”

3. (transitive)To brandish; to swing to and fro.

   “to vibrate a sword or a staff”

4. (transitive)To mark or measure by moving to and fro.

   “a pendulum vibrating seconds”

5. (transitive)To affect with vibratory motion; to set in vibration.

   “Breath vocalized, i.e., vibrated or undulated, may […] impress a swift, tremulous motion.”

   “Star to star vibrates light: may soul to soul / Strike thro' a finer element of her own?”

6. (dated, slang, transitive)To please or impress someone.

   “And if he wants to give you high praise, he'll answer, "That vibrates me"; "That has a large charge"; or "That's oogley."”

   “[…] standing side by side under a Grecian column, tapping their feet in unison and saying such things as "Hot-diggety,” “Razz-ma-tazz," “That vibrates me," and other expressions of praise current in their youth.”

7. (intransitive)To use vibrato.
8. (slang, transitive)To pleasure someone using a vibrator.

   “Downstairs in the living-room Jill Was vibrating herself for a thrill.”

noun

1. (uncountable)The setting, on a portable electronic device, that causes it to vibrate rather than sound any (or most) needed alarms.

   “Please put your cellphones on vibrate for the duration of the meeting.”

adj

1. (rare)Vibrating with (something).