Read full poem →What shook my spirit, as I woke,
Like the vibration of a bell
Of which I had not heard the stroke?
Dictionary Entry
A rapid, back-and-forth movement or oscillation of an object or particle.
In a Sentence
“The powerful engine produced a noticeable vibration throughout the entire car.”
This entry also appears in ReadingWillow Year 3 word lists, so students can move between the dictionary and year-level study sets.
Origin
Latin 'vibrare' meaning 'to shake'.
Common Phrases
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Poetry examples for “vibration”
Excerpts from the ReadingWillow English Library collection.
Read full poem →The earth keeps some vibration going
There in your heart, and that is you.
Read full poem →Without some touch of passion, some vibration of the heart, Donne is
only too apt to accumulate 'monstrous and disgusting hyperboles'. This