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fluctuate

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As a verb, fluctuate means vary irregularly.

Meanings of fluctuate

7 meanings

verb

  1. To vary irregularly; to swing.

  2. To undulate.

  3. To be irresolute; to waver.

    “I fluctuated between wishing he was back home and wishing I'd never met him.”

  4. To cause to vary irregularly.

  5. Cause to fluctuate or move in a wavelike pattern

  6. Move or sway in a rising and falling or wavelike pattern

    “the line on the monitor vacillated”

    Similar: vacillate, waver
  7. Be unstable

    “The stock market fluctuates”

Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).

Synonyms by meaning

verb: move or sway in a rising and falling or wavelike pattern

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