Vibrated

Part of speech: verb

Definitions

1. Moved back and forth or shook quickly with small rapid movements
2. Underwent quick, slight variations in position or strength, producing a shaking effect
3. Experienced a rapid oscillation or trembling motion often producing a sense of movement or sound

Etymology: "Vibrated" is the past tense of "vibrate," so its history is that of the verb itself. "Vibrate" comes from Latin "vibrare," meaning to move quickly to and fro, to brandish or to shake, and it entered English in the early 1600s, when it was used mainly for swinging or quivering motions. The earliest English senses were quite physical: a pendulum or a spear shaking back and forth, rather than the sound-related meaning that dominates modern physics and music. The Latin root is also the source of "vibrant," which came into English later and, as a result, shares a common ancestor with "vibrate" while taking on a more figurative sense of liveliness or brightness.

Synonyms: shook, quivered, oscillated, trembled, resonated

Antonyms: stilled, calmed, settled, quieted, muffled