vibrate
/vaɪˈbreɪt/verb
उच्चारण वाइब्रेट
कंपन करना, थरथराना
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to move or make something move from side to side very quickly and with small movements
कंपन करना, थरथराना
- My phone vibrated in my pocket.
- The floor began to vibrate as the metro train passed underneath.
- The glass began to vibrate when the lorry went past.
+ 2 more examples
- Guitar strings vibrate to produce sound.
- Please set your phone to vibrate during the lecture.
Synonyms shake quiver tremble shudder throb
Opposite be still
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
vibrate (intransitive)
Vibrate usually has no object; the thing that shakes is the subject.
'Vibrate' के बाद प्रायः कोई object नहीं आता; जो चीज़ काँपती है, वही subject होती है।
- The window glass vibrated as the truck passed.
- My phone vibrated on the desk.
vibrate + sth (transitive)
In science and music it can take an object: something makes another thing vibrate.
विज्ञान और संगीत में इसके साथ object आ सकता है: कोई चीज़ दूसरी को कंपित करती है।
- Sound vibrates the air around us.
- The player vibrated the string with his finger.
vibrate with sth
Use with to say that a place or person is full of a strong feeling.
किसी स्थान या व्यक्ति के किसी तीव्र भावना से भरे होने के लिए 'with' का प्रयोग होता है।
- The hall vibrated with excitement.
- His voice vibrated with anger.
vibration / vibrant
Vibration is the noun for the movement; vibrant is the adjective for lively, strong colours or places.
'Vibration' गति का noun है; 'vibrant' जीवंत, चटक रंगों या स्थानों का adjective है।
- The vibration of the machine was felt in the floor.
- Jaipur is a vibrant city.
+Collocations 4
vibrate + adverb
gentlyslightlyviolentlyrapidlyconstantly
- The string vibrated rapidly.
things that vibrate
phonestringwallfloorengine
- The floor vibrated when the train passed.
vibrate + prepositions
withagainstat
- The speaker vibrated against the table.
cause to vibrate
makecausesetstart
- The bass made the glass vibrate.
“More examples 5
- The tuning fork vibrates when it is struck.
जब tuning fork पर चोट की जाती है, तो वह काँपता है।
- Set your phone to vibrate during the exam.
परीक्षा के दौरान अपने फ़ोन को vibrate पर रखिए।
- The whole building vibrated when the bomb went off.
बम फटने पर पूरी इमारत काँप उठी।
- Her voice vibrated with joy as she read the result.
परिणाम पढ़ते समय उसकी आवाज़ खुशी से काँप रही थी।
- Sound is produced when an object vibrates.
जब कोई वस्तु कंपन करती है, तब ध्वनि उत्पन्न होती है।
!Common mistakes 1
✗ The ground gave a vibrate.
✓ The ground gave a vibration.
After a, we need the noun vibration; vibrate is a verb.
'A' के बाद noun 'vibration' चाहिए; 'vibrate' क्रिया है।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
Vibrate is mostly for objects and sound; tremble and quiver are mostly for people and feelings.
'Vibrate' मुख्यतः वस्तुओं और ध्वनि के लिए है; 'tremble' और 'quiver' मुख्यतः व्यक्तियों और भावनाओं के लिए।
To shake slightly, usually from fear or cold.
हल्का काँपना, प्रायः डर या ठंड से।
- She trembled with fear.
To shake with a small, quick movement, often with emotion.
छोटी और तेज़ गति से हिलना, प्रायः भावना के साथ।
- His lips quivered.
AaSpelling
vi·brate
?Which word?
Keep apart vibrate (shake quickly) and vibrant (full of energy; bright: 'vibrant colours').
Vibrate (तेज़ी से काँपना) और vibrant (ऊर्जा से भरा; चटक: 'vibrant colours') को अलग रखिए।
Keep the shake words: vibrate, quiver, tremble, oscillate, pulsate.
काँपने के शब्द याद रखिए: vibrate, quiver, tremble, oscillate, pulsate।
✓In the exam
General knowledge
Science GK: sound is produced by vibrating objects; it needs a medium to travel (it cannot travel in a vacuum); the number of vibrations per second is the frequency, measured in hertz (Hz); humans can hear 20 Hz to 20,000 Hz.
विज्ञान GK में ध्वनि कंपन करती वस्तुओं से उत्पन्न होती है; इसे चलने के लिए माध्यम चाहिए (निर्वात में नहीं चल सकती); प्रति सेकंड कंपनों की संख्या आवृत्ति है, जो hertz (Hz) में मापी जाती है; मनुष्य 20 Hz से 20,000 Hz सुन सकते हैं।