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English > 3 senses of the word fluctuate:
VERBmotionfluctuatecause to fluctuate or move in a wavelike pattern
motionfluctuate, vacillate, wavermove or sway in a rising and falling or wavelike pattern
changefluctuatebe unstable / unstable
fluctuate > pronunciation
Soundsflah'kchahwey.t
Rhymesabate ... welterweight: 539 rhymes with eyt...
English > fluctuate: 3 senses > verb 1, motion
MeaningCause to fluctuate or move in a wavelike pattern.
PatternSomething ----s something
Broadermove, displaceCause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense
Similar tofluctuate, vacillate, waverMove or sway in a rising and falling or wavelike pattern
Nounsfluctuationa wave motion
English > fluctuate: 3 senses > verb 2, motion
MeaningMove or sway in a rising and falling or wavelike pattern.
PatternSomething ----s; Somebody ----s
Synonymsvacillate, waver
BroaderswingAlternate dramatically between high and low values
Similar tofluctuateCause to fluctuate or move in a wavelike pattern
Nounsfluctuationan instance of change
fluctuationa wave motion
English > fluctuate: 3 senses > verb 3, change
MeaningBe unstable / unstable.
PatternSomething ----s
Example"The stock market fluctuates"
Broaderchange state, turnUndergo a transformation or a change of position or action
Catalanoscil·lar, variar
Spanishoscilar, variar
Nounsfluctuationthe quality of being unsteady and subject to changes