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Meaning of 'fluctuate' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Fluctuate [ v. i.]
- To move as a wave; to roll hither and thither; to wave; to float backward and forward, as on waves; as, a fluctuating field of air.
- To move now in one direction and now in another; to be wavering or unsteady; to be irresolute or undetermined; to vacillate.
2 . Fluctuate [ v. t.]
- To cause to move as a wave; to put in motion.

Meaning of 'fluctuate' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . fluctuate [ v]
Meaning (1):
- move or sway in a rising and falling or wavelike pattern
Example in sentence:
  • the line on the monitor vacillated
Meaning (2):
- be unstable
Example in sentence:
  • The stock market fluctuates

Nearby Words:

fluate fluavil flucan fluctiferous fluctisonous fluctuability fluctuant fluctuated fluctuating fluctuation

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