vibrant
USVY-bruhnt/ˈvaɪbɹənt/
Noun pluralvibrants
Pluralvibrants
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- 4Shaking or ringing with deep, lasting sound.
Like a guitar string still ringing after you pluck it.
The hall filled with the vibrant tone of the organ.
His vibrant voice carried all the way to the back row.
Similarresonant, resounding, sonorous, rich
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- 5A speech sound made by tapping or rolling the tongue, like a rolled 'r'.
Like the buzzing 'r' sound your tongue makes when you roll it.
Spanish uses a vibrant in words like 'perro.'
Many learners find a vibrant hard to pronounce at first.
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Origin
From French vibrant, which came from Latin vibrare, meaning "to vibrate."