fibrillate
/ˈfʌɪbrɪleɪt/verb
fibrillate is a verb meaning “To make rapid irregular movements” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is spelled F-I-B-R-I-L-L-A-T-E.
What does fibrillate mean?
verb
- 1
To make rapid irregular movements.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you pronounce fibrillate?
- /ˈfʌɪbrɪleɪt/
- /ˈfɪbrɪleɪt/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-fibrillate.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of fibrillate
- fibrillates present, singular, he/she/it
- fibrillating participle, present
- fibrillated participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Fibrillate in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense to make rapid irregular movements:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | fibrillieren |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does fibrillate come from?
From fibrilla.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).