 fluctuate |
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| 1. | [ verb ] move or sway in a rising and falling or wavelike pattern | |
| Synonyms: | waver vacillate | |
| Examples: | "the line on the monitor vacillated" |
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| Related terms: | swing variation waver fluctuation | |
| 2. | [ verb ] cause to fluctuate or move in a wave-like pattern | |
| Related terms: | move | |
| 3. | [ verb ] be unstable; have ups and downs | |
| Examples: | "The stock market fluctuates" |
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| Related terms: | change_state fluctuation | |
| Similar spelling: |
fluctuation fluctuating flycatcher |
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