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fluctuate
/ˈflʌktʃəˌweɪt/
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What does fluctuate mean?
verb
- To vary irregularly; to swing.
- To undulate.
- To be irresolute; to waver.
More meanings (4)
verb
- To cause to vary irregularly.
- (figuratively, rare) To rise and fall as a wave; to be tossed up and down the waves.
adjective
- (obsolete) Tossed up and down the waves.
- (obsolete) Wavering, fickle.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈflʌktʃəˌweɪt/
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Their dimensions, which vary a good deal, fluctuate between two-fifths and four-fifths of an inch in length.
Secondly, the wages of labour do not, in Great Britain, fluctuate with the price of provisions.
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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.
They fluctuate in intensity, but within a few seconds B gathers that an aeroplane is aloft and communicating with its base.
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.