fluctuate
[ fluhk-choo-eyt ]
/ ˈflʌk tʃuˌeɪt /
verb (used without object), fluc·tu·at·ed, fluc·tu·at·ing.
to change continually; shift back and forth; vary irregularly: The price of gold fluctuated wildly last month.
to move back and forth in waves.
verb (used with object), fluc·tu·at·ed, fluc·tu·at·ing.
to cause to fluctuate.
Origin of fluctuate
1625–35; < Latin
fluctuātus undulated, past participle of
fluctuāre to flow, equivalent to
fluctu(s) a flowing (derivative of
fluere to flow) +
-ātus
-ate1
OTHER WORDS FROM fluctuate
non·fluc·tu·at·ing, adjective un·fluc·tu·at·ing, adjectiveWords nearby fluctuate
flra,
flu,
flub,
flubdub,
fluctuant,
fluctuate,
fluctuation,
flucytosine,
fludrocortisone acetate,
flue,
flue gas
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British Dictionary definitions for fluctuating
fluctuate
/ (ˈflʌktjʊˌeɪt) /
verb
to change or cause to change position constantly; be or make unstable; waver or vary
(intr)
to rise and fall like a wave; undulate
Word Origin for fluctuate
C17: from Latin
fluctuāre, from
fluctus a wave, from
fluere to flow