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Definitions for fluctuate
ˈflʌk tʃuˌeɪtfluc·tu·ate

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. fluctuateverb

    cause to fluctuate or move in a wavelike pattern

  2. fluctuate, vacillate, waververb

    move or sway in a rising and falling or wavelike pattern

    "the line on the monitor vacillated"

  3. fluctuateverb

    be unstable

    "The stock market fluctuates"

Wiktionary

  1. fluctuateverb

    To vary irregularly; to swing.

  2. fluctuateverb

    To undulate.

  3. fluctuateverb

    To cause to vary irregularly.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. To FLUCTUATEverb

    Etymology: fluctuo, Latin.

    The fluctuating fields of liquid air,
    With all the curious meteors hov’ring there,
    And the wide regions of the land, proclaim
    The Pow’r Divine, that rais’d the mighty frame. Richard Blackmore.

    The tempter
    New part puts on; and, as to passion mov’d,
    Fluctuates disturb’d. John Milton, Paradise Lost, b. ix.

    As the greatest part of my estate has been hitherto of an unsteady and volatile nature, either tost upon seas, or fluctuating in funds, it is now fixed and settled in substantial acres and tenements. Joseph Addison, Spectator, №. 549.

ChatGPT

  1. fluctuate

    To fluctuate means to change or vary frequently and irregularly, often rising and falling, or moving back and forth between two conditions or levels. This can refer to any type of continuous changing, such as temperatures, prices, feelings, numbers, etc.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Fluctuateverb

    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

  2. Fluctuateverb

    to move now in one direction and now in another; to be wavering or unsteady; to be irresolute or undetermined; to vacillate

  3. Fluctuateverb

    to cause to move as a wave; to put in motion

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Fluctuate

    fluk′tū-āt, v.i. to float backward and forward: to roll hither and thither: to be irresolute.—v.t. to cause to move hither and thither.—adjs. Fluc′tuant; Fluc′tuāting.—ns. Fluctuā′tion, a rising and falling like a wave: motion hither and thither: agitation: unsteadiness; Fluctuos′ity.—adj. Fluc′tuous. [L. fluctuāre, -ātumfluctus, a wave—fluĕre, to flow.]

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of fluctuate in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of fluctuate in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of fluctuate in a Sentence

  1. Seo Myung-chan:

    Today's sharp rebound came following continuous falls. Markets will fluctuate ahead of FOMC (Fed rates meeting) next week as everyone is waiting for it.

  2. Former Miss Alabama Katherine Webb:

    I think I was maybe posing in a way that made it seem like I was more thin than I really am, i do suffer from a thyroid problem and so that has been an issue for me, my weight can fluctuate.

  3. Sebastian Soderberg:

    We believe that it will be competitive with oil-based products, but it would obviously take a longer time for us if the oil price stays at this level. But commodity prices fluctuate.

  4. Timothy Barrett:

    We expect this number to fluctuate from year to year.

  5. Solomon Tessesse:

    Of course Ethiopia is growing fast, but [ a ] sustainable economy should be supported by technology. It should be supported by science... [ otherwise ] the economy will fluctuate ; it will oscillate and then the development can not be sustained.

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