Meaning
to vibrate, quiver
- To shake with small, rapid movements.
- To resonate with intense emotion or sound.
In a sentence
Sento il mio telefono vibrare nella tasca dei pantaloni.
I feel my phone vibrating in my trouser pocket.
Perché le finestre vibrano ogni volta che passa l'autobus?
Why do the windows vibrate whenever the bus passes by?
La sua voce non vibrava di alcuna emozione durante il discorso.
His voice did not vibrate with any emotion during the speech.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| vibrare | infinitive |
| vibro | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| vibri | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| vibra | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| vibriamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| vibrate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| vibrano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| vibravo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| vibravi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| vibrava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| vibravamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| vibravate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| vibravano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| vibrai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| vibrasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| vibrò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| vibrammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| vibraste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| vibrarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| vibrerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| vibrerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| vibrerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| vibreremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| vibrerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| vibreranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| vibri | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| vibri | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| vibri | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| vibriamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| vibriate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| vibrino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| vibrassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| vibrassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| vibrasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| vibrassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| vibraste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| vibrassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| vibrerei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| vibreresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| vibrerebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| vibreremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| vibrereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| vibrerebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| vibra | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| vibriamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| vibrate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| vibrando | gerund |
| vibrato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Takes 'avere' as its auxiliary verb.
- Commonly used for mobile phones on silent/vibrate mode ('il telefono vibra').