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61agitate — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. foment, instigate, etc. trouble; disturb, perturb. See excitement, cause, agitation. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. stir, move, arouse, disturb; see disturb 2 , excite 1 , 2 . See Synonym Study at disturb .… …
62convulse — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. agitate, shake, disturb, trouble, excite, stir; rend, wring, hurt. See agitation, pain, revolution, violence. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. disturb, agitate, shake, shake up, unsettle, rock, stir,… …
63rock — I verb 1) the ship rocked on the water Syn: move to and fro, move back and forth, sway, seesaw; roll, pitch, plunge, toss, lurch, reel, list; wobble, oscillate 2) the building began to rock Syn …
64vibrant — vibrancy, vibrance, n. vibrantly, adv. /vuy breuhnt/, adj. 1. moving to and fro rapidly; vibrating. 2. vibrating so as to produce sound, as a string. 3. (of sounds) characterized by perceptible vibration; resonant; resounding. 4. pulsating with… …
65churn — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. agitate, whip; seethe, boil. See agitation. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. stir, beat, agitate, shake, paddle, seethe, ferment; see also boil 2 , mix 1 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. stir, agitate,… …
66hurry — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. press, rush, drive, force; hasten, speed, accelerate, quicken, facilitate, scurry. See haste, expedition. II (Roget s IV) interj. Syn. run, hasten, speed, move, step on it*, step on the gas*, get on… …
67jiggle — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. fidget, twitch. See agitation. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. shake, twitch, wiggle; see jar 1 , jerk 1 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. wiggle, shake, shimmy, twitch, joggle, jig, bib, vibrate, rock,… …
68quaver — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. quiver, shake, tremble; tremolo, warble, trill. See oscillation, agitation. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. tremble, vibrate, quiver; see shake 1 . III (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb To move to and fro in… …
69vibrate — (v.) 1610s, from L. vibratus, pp. of vibrare move quickly to and fro, shake, from PIE *w(e)ib move quickly to and fro (Cf. Lith. wyburiu to wag (the tail), Dan. vippe, Du. wippen to swing, O.E. wipan to wipe ). Related: Vibrated; vibrating …
70shimmer — v 1. glow, gleam faintly, shine; luminesce, incandesce, phosphoresce, make radiant or lustrous; illuminate, illumine, Archaic. illume, Obs. en lumine; brighten, light up, cast light upon, make brilliant or luminous; radiate, irradiate, effulge;… …
