English pronunciation · Words Starting with V
Vibration Pronunciation
Vibration is pronounced vy-BRAY-shuhn, IPA /vaɪˈbreɪʃən/.
vy-BRAY-shuhn
US /vaɪˈbreɪʃən/ · UK /vaɪˈbreɪʃən/
Syllables: vy · BRAY · shuhn (3 syllables, stress on syllable 2)
noun: A rapid shaking movement, or the sensation of it.
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Vibration in a Sentence
- A vibration in the floor gave the machine away.
- The vibration from the road loosened the bracket.
- You can feel the vibration through the handle.
Common Mispronunciations of Vibration
Not VY-bray-shuhn
Push the weight onto the BRAY in the middle. Vibrate is stressed at the front, and the noun does not inherit that.
Not vi-BRAY-shuhn with a short i
The first vowel is the long eye of vibe. Shortening it flattens the opening syllable.
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