värähdellä — meaning in English

English meaning

• oscillate verb To move repeatedly from side to side, often in a steady pattern.
• resonate verb To produce or amplify sound through vibration.
• tremor noun An involuntary shaking movement of the body or a body part.
• vibrate verb To shake with small, rapid back-and-forth movements.

Senses

värähdellä is used for these senses in English:

• oscillate (intransitive) To swing back and forth, especially if with a regular rhythm.
• resonate To vibrate or sound, especially in response to another vibration.
• tremor To shake or quiver excessively and rapidly or involuntarily; to tremble.
• vibrate (intransitive) To shake with small, rapid movements to and fro.
• vibrate (transitive) To brandish; to swing to and fro.

oscillate — full definition

1. verb To move repeatedly from side to side, often in a steady pattern.
2. verb To keep changing between different opinions or views.
3. verb To rise and fall repeatedly around an average level.

resonate — full definition

1. verb To produce or amplify sound through vibration.
2. verb To have a strong emotional or meaningful effect on someone.

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