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.

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

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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. 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.

2. Andy Duran:

   The reality is that bodies are just as they are. Some bodies are big, and some bodies are not, and some bodies will fluctuate, not everybody who is fat is actually looking to change that in any way. We just have to create safe spaces for fat folks to be themselves and to explore and move as they like.

3. Timothy Barrett:

   These factors include the number of Court-approved selection terms - like a phone number - that are used by the target; the way targets use those selection terms; the amount of historical data that providers retain; and the dynamics of the ever-changing telecommunications sector, we expect this number to fluctuate from year to year.

4. 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.

5. Freddie Mac:

   Although rates continue to fluctuate, recent data suggest that the housing market is stabilizing as it transitions from the surge of activity during the pandemic to a more balanced market.

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