vibrate-v; 4 Senses

Sense Number 1: (Cause to) shake or throb, either in place or as part of a change of location.

Commentary: Syntax

Examples:
Traffic from the interstate vibrated the house.
The needle on the meter vibrated back and forth.
The toy vibrated across the floor.
The child couldn't stop vibrating.
The musician vibrated the air in the organ pipes, producing sound.
Joy vibrated through his cold heart.

Mappings:
VerbNet: other_cos-45.4,modes_of_being_with_motion-47.3
FrameNet: Cause_to_move_in_place,Moving_in_place
PropBank: vibrate.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1, 2

Sense Number 2: Be undecided about something.

Examples:
I vibrate between accepting the new position and retiring.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 3

Sense Number 3: (Literally) sound with resonance.

Commentary: Syntax

Examples:
The sound really vibrates in this theater.
The organist vibrated beautiful sound off every surface of the cathedral.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 4

Sense Number 4: Feel sudden, intense sensation or emotion.

Commentary: Syntax Is: NP1[experiencer] VIBRATE
NOTE: Some aspect of the NP1 (figuratively or literally) may stand in for the 'experiencer' role.

Examples:
His emotions were vibrated by the speed and roar of the engine of the
car, just as his body was vibrated by its every movement.
His heart vibrated with joy.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 5