adjective
vibrant
Moving rapidly back and forth.
The vibrant string moves back and forth after each pluck.
Etymology
The Latin verb means shaking or vibrating. This literal sense describes rapid repeated motion back and forth.
More examples
- The vibrant reed moves rapidly as air passes through it.
- A vibrant tuning fork stops moving when you grip its prongs.
- The vibrant wire blurs as it moves back and forth.
Forms
Similar words
- oscillating
- Describes repeated back-and-forth movement, which need not be rapid.
- quivering
- Suggests slight, rapid trembling rather than steady mechanical motion.