vibrated

Oscillated back and forth

Vibrated is the past tense of vibrate—to move rapidly back and forth or oscillate.

Physical objects vibrate: guitar strings, tuning forks, phone set to silent mode.

Sound itself is vibration traveling through air.

Figuratively, a place can vibrate with energy or tension: The stadium vibrated with anticipation.

physical

shudder

Convulsive trembling from fear

shake · judder · rattle · jitter · throb · pulsate · convulse · spasm · tingle · buzz

oscillation

frequency

Rate of recurrence

harmonic · cycle · swing · sway · wobble · judder · quiver · undulate · fluctuation · pendulum

seismic

earthquake

Seismic ground movement

magnitude · tectonic · seismograph · shockwave · faultline · quake · jolt · seismic · foreshock · rumble

resonance

echo

Reflected sound wave

timbre · acoustic · sympathetic · amplify · chamber · sustain · sonorous · tonal · pitch · frequency

signal

transmission

Sending of information

waveform · pulse · transducer · antenna · radio · wireless · electromagnetic · bandwidth · oscillator · buzzer

Opposites
motion/movement state

vibratedstood still

Ceased all movement

rested · stopped · paused · settled · stilled

stability/steadiness

vibratedstabilized

Made steady or constant

steadied · anchored · settled · calmed · stilled

Phrases
Family

vibrate, vibration, vibrations, vibrating, vibrates, vibrato, vibrator, vibrational, vibrators

Familiarity
Top 20,000
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G