American English pronunciation
How to pronounce fluctuate
IPA transcription: [f'lʌktʃə,weɪt]
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Verb
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move or sway in a rising and falling or wavelike pattern
“the line on the monitor vacillated”
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cause to fluctuate or move in a wavelike pattern
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be unstable
“The stock market fluctuates”
Usage examples
- This basic framework remained, even though the details fluctuated over time, for some time.
- The Sun is a weakly variable star, and its luminosity therefore fluctuates.
- Chandraswami's finances have fluctuated with his political fortune.
- Thus the value of each team fluctuates during the course of the betting.
- The number of Hamilcars that the War Office required frequently fluctuated.
- The benefits offered by the Sons of Norway have fluctuated over the years.
- However, the forest's area has fluctuated.
- Borders fluctuated over this time but were set by the beginning of Mexican Revolution.
- Desert temperatures will fluctuate dramatically from day to night.
- The regions are fixed over time while the districts fluctuate with electoral redistricting.