vibe
/vʌɪb
/informal
noun
1 (usually vibes) A person’s emotional state or the atmosphere of a place as communicated to and felt by others: we’ve been picking up some bad vibes on that guy...
- The village atmosphere and generally festive vibe is infectious as hundreds of people celebrate the very best of folk culture and music during the six-day event.
- Long-time residents of the area like the low crime rate, the quiet atmosphere and the small-town vibe.
- The bustling vibe adds to the atmosphere rather than detracting from your enjoyment.
1960s: abbreviation of vibrations
2 (vibes) another term for vibraphone.His marimba and vibes contribute further percussive accents, and the intricate multiple meters and contrapuntal figures add up to a rhythmic feast for the listener....
- A deep, squelching beat suffused with vibes and marimba stutters behind her, balancing the simple innocence of her words with skin-prickling menace.
- The mood is intimate and late night; a chanteuse in a little club somewhere with a piano trio augmented by sax, vibes and guitar.
verb
1 [no object] Enjoy oneself by listening to or dancing to popular music: another classic CD for you to vibe with...
- So we spend a lot of time, sort of like jiving with each other, you know, jiving and vibing, at our farm.
- Prev One and mini-dude Madchild were lucky enough to have a packed house to vibe with, even if the sound was questionable.
- She said she'd really, really vibe well with a god/goddess who might be prepared to sing this back for her.
1.1Get on; have a good relationship: we vibe so well with each other...
- They'll vibe with you nicely, and you make the sale.
- Immediately we formed a bond and started vibing off each other.
- Plus lots of celebratory lunching and munching, vibing and imbibing in the empire of the senses.
2 [with object] Transmit or give out (a feeling or atmosphere): he vibed pure hate in my direction...
- Within mere weeks, I was vibed out of the writers room.
- The girls know that the best move is to vibe him back with excellent body language.
- And, once again, me and Jerry just sat down and started vibing it.
Rhymes
- ballerina
- ballerina shoe
- ballerino
- Ballesteros, Severiano
- ballet
- ballet blanc
- ballet bouffe
- ballet bouffon
- ballet d'action
- ballet dancer
- ballet flat
- balletic
- balletically
- ballet master
- ballet mistress
- balletomane
- balletomania
- ballet pump
- ballet shoe
- ballet slipper
- Ballets Russes
- ballett
- ball float
- ball-flower
- ball fringe