The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word VIBRATE
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More clues leading to the result VIBRATE
- Shake and strive to restrain unruly youngster
- Compete to trap unpleasant child in swing
- Rattle’s very angry about Brahms overture
- Shake unruly child in the course of struggle
- Shake spoilt child in struggle
- Shake ill-behaved child in struggle
- Very annoyed over British pound?
- Very angry about boxer’s debut in ring
- Shake badly-behaved child held by rival
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What does VIBRATE mean?
VIBRATE noun- The setting, on a portable electronic device, that causes it to vibrate rather than sound any (or most) needed alarms.
- To shake with small, rapid movements to and fro.
- To resonate.
- To brandish; to swing to and fro.
- To mark or measure by moving to and fro.
- To affect with vibratory motion; to set in vibration.
- To please or impress someone.
- To use vibrato.