vibrate
Example Sentences
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They generate the lower tone by vibrating their vocal folds, similar to the way humans create sound while singing.
From Science Daily
The spinning wheel vibrated when I put my foot on the treadle, like it knew something bad was happening.
From Literature
In 1877, Berliner, then working with Edison, created the first “telephone voice transmitter,” a device that used a vibrating metal diaphragm to convert sound waves into electrical signals for transmission over telephone lines.
Each character seems to understand the others dimly, as through a language barrier; each vibrates at their own frequency.
From Los Angeles Times
Only the hum of the blasting air conditioner vibrated in the air.
From Literature
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