ˈkwɪvəɹɪŋ ˈʃeɪkɪŋ ˈtɹɛmblɪŋ vaɪb vaɪˈbɹeɪʃən the act of vibrating a distinctive emotional aura experienced instinctively that place gave me bad vibrations it gave me a nostalgic vibe (physics) a regular periodic variation in value about a mean a shaky motion the shaking of his fingers as he lit his pipe