🇬🇧 Vibration meaning: English Vocabulary Flash Card

A vibration is what we call it when something shakes very quickly in tiny movements, usually back and forth or up and down. You might not always see the vibration, but you can often feel it or hear it, like when your phone buzzes, a cat purrs on your lap, or a loud speaker makes your desk shake during music.

When Dad snored, the vibration traveled through the wall and rearranged my posters.

I put my hand on my throat while talking and felt the vibration that proves my voice is a tiny earthquake machine.

The vibration in the floor told me my little brother was running before my ears did.

I put my hand on the speaker and the vibration high-fived my fingers with every drum beat.

Sound is actually a vibration moving through air, so every time you burp loudly, you are technically doing advanced physics.

On the train, Lina’s hand pressed a phone and felt a quick vibration. The vibration made a paper cup tremble. Another vibration buzzed under her palm; the vibration calmed the crying child across the aisle. She smiled; the child stopped, and Lina kept the quiet vibration softly in her palm.

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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