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fluctuate

/ˈflʌktʃəˌweɪt/

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What does fluctuate mean?

verb

  1. To vary irregularly; to swing.
  2. To undulate.
  3. To be irresolute; to waver.
More meanings (4)

verb

  1. To cause to vary irregularly.
  2. (figuratively, rare) To rise and fall as a wave; to be tossed up and down the waves.

adjective

  1. (obsolete) Tossed up and down the waves.
  2. (obsolete) Wavering, fickle.

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IPA pronunciation

/ˈflʌktʃəˌweɪt/

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary

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Their dimensions, which vary a good deal, fluctuate between two-fifths and four-fifths of an inch in length.
Jean-Henri FabreMore Hunting WaspsTranslated by Alexander Teixeira de MattosProject Gutenberg ebook #3462
Secondly, the wages of labour do not, in Great Britain, fluctuate with the price of provisions.
Adam SmithAn Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of NationsProject Gutenberg ebook #3300
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This wealth is based on oil and gas, and the fortunes of the economy fluctuate with the prices of those commodities.
United States. Central Intelligence AgencyThe 1990 CIA World FactbookProject Gutenberg ebook #14
They fluctuate in intensity, but within a few seconds B gathers that an aeroplane is aloft and communicating with its base.
Frederick Arthur Ambrose TalbotAeroplanes and Dirigibles of WarProject Gutenberg ebook #793
There only remains a difference in the military virtue of Armies, and in the talent of Generals which may fluctuate with time from side to side.
Carl von ClausewitzOn WarTranslated by J. J. (James John) GrahamProject Gutenberg ebook #1946