Definitions for fluctuate
ˈflʌk tʃuˌeɪtfluc·tu·ate

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

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"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. fluctuateverb

   To vary irregularly; to swing.

2. fluctuateverb

   To undulate.

3. fluctuateverb

   To cause to vary irregularly.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To FLUCTUATEverb

   Etymology: fluctuo, Latin.

   1. To roll to and again as water in agitation.

   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.

   2. To float backward and forward, as with the motion of water.3. To move with uncertain and hasty motion.

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

   4. To be in an uncertain state; to feel sudden vicissitudes.

   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.

   5. To be irresolute; to be undetermined.

ChatGPTRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

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 DictionaryRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

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 DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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, -ātum—fluctus, a wave—fluĕre, to flow.]

Matched Categories

1. • Change State
   • Move
   • Swing

How to pronounce fluctuate?

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How to say fluctuate in sign language?

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 do suffer from a thyroid problem and so that has been an issue for me, my weight can fluctuate.

3. Jiayi Xu:

   While our 2023 forecast anticipates ongoing inflation causing upward pressure on rates, recent favorable data has helped to pull mortgage rates down, as the economy weathers the easing in inflation, mortgage rates may continue to fluctuate in the short term, within the 6% to 7% range that we have seen over the past five months.

4. William Clements:

   They really do fluctuate quite a bit with time.

5. 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.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=fluctuate
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Fluctuate
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=fluctuate
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fluctuate
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=fluctuate