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vibrate

[vahy-breyt] / ˈvaɪ breɪt /


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Because a smaller and lighter stapes can vibrate more rapidly, it can transfer high-frequency sound waves more effectively.

From Science Daily • Mar. 12, 2026

Rare earths are likewise found in every smartphone, enhancing screen performance and enabling the phone to vibrate.

From Barron's • Feb. 4, 2026

Mescal, especially, makes sadness vibrate as the plot takes us to Italy then London and back, and time apart comes to mean something entirely different than a pause between sung verses.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 12, 2025

At 15:00 BST, compatible phones will vibrate and make a siren sound for 10 seconds, even if set to silent.

From BBC • Sep. 6, 2025

He tuned the sails to tighten the curve, stood again with his hip cocked, feeling the boat vibrate through the wood of the tiller into his hand and against his hipbone, and sailed.

From "The Voyage Of The Frog" by Gary Paulsen