🇬🇧 Vibrate meaning: English Vocabulary Flash Card

“Vibrate” (as a noun) is a setting on an electronic device, like a phone or watch, that makes it quietly buzz and shake when something happens, such as when you get a new message or a call. Instead of making a loud sound, the device trembles in your hand, pocket, or on the table so you can feel it but others might not hear it.

When my alarm is on vibrate, my whole nightstand shakes like it’s trying to dance me out of bed.

I put my phone on vibrate at the movie, and it buzzed right when the monster roared, so I almost threw my popcorn at it.

When my phone is on vibrate on a wooden table, it sounds like a tiny tractor driving in circles.

My phone on vibrate in my pencil case made all my pencils rattle like a very uncoordinated band.

The vibrate setting uses a tiny spinning weight inside your device to make it shake, basically giving your phone its own mini hula dance party every time you get a message.

On the bus, her phone set to vibrate slipped from her bag and began to vibrate under the seat. People glanced up as the soft vibrate moved her cup and made a small clink. She felt the second vibrate, then it continued to vibrate against her palm; she smiled and picked it up.

This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.

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