vibrare

Vibrare is an Italian verb meaning to vibrate, tremble, or resonate. It is used for physical oscillations as well as for more figurative senses such as emotional or sonic resonance.

Etymology: The word derives from Latin vibrare, from the root vibr-, and is cognate with the English verb vibrate. The term has been part of the Italian lexicon since classical Latin and developed through the Romance language family.

Conjugation: Vibrare is a regular verb of the first conjugation (-are). In the present indicative the forms are: io vibro, tu vibri, lui vibra, noi vibriamo, voi vibrate, loro vibrano. The passato prossimo is formed with avere: ho vibrato. The imperfect is vibravo, vibravi, vibrava, vibravamo, vibravate, vibravano. The future is vibrerò, vibrrai, vibrrà, vibreremo, vibrerete, vibreranno. The present subjunctive forms include vibri, vibri, vibra, vibriamo, vibriate, vibrino, and the conditional forms are vibrerei, vibrresti, vibrerebbe, vibreremmo, vibrreste, vibrerebbero.

Usage: The verb can be intransitive, as in La lampada vibra, describing an object’s oscillation, or transitive, as in vibrare una corda, meaning to cause or induce vibration in a thing. It is common in physics, engineering, acoustics, and music-related contexts.

Metaphorical use: Vibrare is also used figuratively to express intense emotion or energy, such as a crowd that vibrates with enthusiasm or a performance that vibrates with tension.