Vibration — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the act of vibrating

a shaky motion

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/vˌaɪbɹˈeɪʃən/

🇬🇧British English

/vaɪbɹˈeɪʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/vaɪbɹˈeɪʃən/

3 syllables Say it as /vˌaɪbɹˈeɪʃən/.

Examples

the shaking of his fingers as he lit his pipe
that place gave me bad vibrations
it gave me a nostalgic vibe

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

shakiness trembling quiver oscillation shaking vibe quivering palpitation

Parts of Speech

noun	the act of vibrating
noun	a shaky motion “the shaking of his fingers as he lit his pipe”
noun	(physics) a regular periodic variation in value about a mean
noun	a distinctive emotional aura experienced instinctively “that place gave me bad vibrations”

Word Forms

vibrational	adjective	of or relating to or characterized by vibration
vibrate	verb	move or swing from side to side regularly
quiver	verb	shake with fast, tremulous movements
shake	verb	move with or as if with a tremor
shaky	adjective	vibrating slightly and irregularly; as e.g. with fear or cold or like the leaves of an aspen in a breeze
tremble	verb	move or jerk quickly and involuntarily up and down or sideways
palpitate	verb	shake with fast, tremulous movements
oscillate	verb	move or swing from side to side regularly

Around the World

Europe

🇪🇸Spanish

vibración

el acto de vibrar

🇮🇹Italian

vibrazione

l'atto di vibrare

🇳🇱Dutch

trillingen

de handeling van het trillen

🇵🇹Portuguese

vibração

o ato de vibrar

🇷🇺Russian

вибрация

акт вибрации

India

🇮🇳Hindi

कंपन

कंपन करने की क्रिया

🇧🇩Bengali

কম্পন

কম্পনের কাজ

🇮🇳Tamil

அதிர்வு

அதிரும் செயல்

🇮🇳Telugu

కంపనం

కంపించే చర్య

🇮🇳Marathi

कंपन

कंपन करण्याची क्रिया

🇮🇳Gujarati

કંપન

વાઇબ્રેટ કરવાની ક્રિયા

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕಂಪನ

ಕಂಪಿಸುವ ಕ್ರಿಯೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വൈബ്രേഷൻ

വൈബ്രേറ്റിംഗ് പ്രവർത്തനം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਵਾਈਬ੍ਰੇਸ਼ਨ

ਵਾਈਬ੍ਰੇਟ ਕਰਨ ਦੀ ਕਿਰਿਆ

🇵🇰Urdu

کمپن

ہلنے کا عمل

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

振动

振动的行为

🇯🇵Japanese

振動

振動する行為

🇰🇷Korean

진동

진동하는 행위

🇻🇳Vietnamese

rung động

hành động rung

🇹🇭Thai

การสั่นสะเทือน

🇮🇩Indonesian

getaran

tindakan bergetar

🇵🇭Filipino

panginginig ng boses

ang pagkilos ng vibrating

🇲🇾Malay

getaran

perbuatan bergetar

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

اهتزاز

فعل الاهتزاز

🇮🇷Persian

ارتعاش

عمل ارتعاش

🇹🇷Turkish

titreşim

titreşim eylemi

🇮🇱Hebrew

רֶטֶט

פעולת הרטט

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