Thesaurus results for VIBRATING

vibrating

verb

present participle of vibrate

as in shaking

to make a series of small irregular or violent movements the glasses and knickknacks on the shelves vibrated during the slight earthquake

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Recent Examples of vibrating Following detection, the NCSU patch – about the size of a business card – alerts its wearer simply by vibrating against the skin. — New Atlas, 17 Aug. 2026 The words in this and other magazines looked like vibrating ants. — E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 15 Aug. 2026 Styles’s fourth album revels in all those hours spent shouting euphoria into the ears of friends on dance floors and riding the bassy, body-vibrating techno loops until well after the sun comes up. — Vogue, 14 Aug. 2026 The teaser is entirely dialogue-free, so all viewers can hear throughout the minute-long trailer is music and the persistent buzz of a vibrating phone. — Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Aug. 2026 The mouth fiddle belongs to a family of instruments that are orally modulated, lending qualities of the human voice to the sound waves emitted by a vibrating string. — Jonathon Keats, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026 The wallpaper in many of the rooms was removed due to the possibility of vibrating machinery damaging the delicate paper. — Ben Jureidini, Vanity Fair, 21 July 2026 Warm objects emit electromagnetic radiation, or light, because their atoms and molecules are constantly vibrating. — Vahe Peroomian, The Conversation, 13 July 2026 Kary watched from her backyard as the house was demolished, her feet vibrating beneath her. — Jena Brooker, ProPublica, 6 July 2026

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That afternoon, the president, inside the exposition’s ornate Temple of Music, greeted members of the public, shaking hands and warmly inviting them to explore the fair.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 28 Aug. 2026
The handcuffs were taken off, and he was allowed to board, shaking with shock.

— Shimon Prokupecz, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of shaking

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There’s the studio version, which has some really interesting production, with Meg’s shuddering percussion that eventually grates and distracts, and Jack’s very chunky guitar.

— Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 25 Aug. 2026
These seemingly innocuous incidents attain new significance as they’re revisited alongside a slow crescendo that suddenly turns to shuddering piano chords on the track’s bridge.

— Nick Ayres DeMasi, Pitchfork, 1 July 2026

Definition of shuddering

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But each of its eight-and-a-half minutes introduces a subtle mutation, rotating buzzing electronics and quivering guitars into the spotlight.

— Arman Khan, Pitchfork, 4 Aug. 2026
Located on the street level of the Harbor Boulevard complex, the new shop gives dessert-loving denizens another place to pick up the quivering treat.

— Brock Keeling, Oc Register, 26 May 2026

Definition of quivering

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