Fluctuate

  • 21fluctuate — fluc•tu•ate [[t]ˈflʌk tʃuˌeɪt[/t]] v. at•ed, at•ing 1) to change continually; vary irregularly; shift back and forth or up and down: Prices fluctuated wildly[/ex] 2) to move in waves; undulate 3) to cause to fluctuate • Etymology: 1625–35; < L …

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  • 22fluctuate — [c]/ˈflʌktʃueɪt / (say flukchoohayt) verb (fluctuated, fluctuating) –verb (i) 1. to change continually, as by turns, from one course, position, condition, amount, etc., to another, as the mind, opinion, policy, prices, temperature, etc.; vary… …

  • 23fluctuate, vacillate — Each of these words means to move back and forth, to change continually, to vary. What little distinction in meaning there is between them is that fluctuate can apply to both persons and actions, whereas vacillate is usually applied only to… …

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  • 24fluctuate — verb a) To vary irregularly; to swing. b) To undulate …

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  • 25fluctuate — 1. To move in waves. 2. To vary, to change from time to time, as in referring to any quantity or quality, e.g., height of blood pressure, concentration of substance in urine or blood, secretory …

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  • 26fluctuate — Synonyms and related words: alternate, back and fill, bob, bobble, careen, change, chop and change, coggle, dangle, dither, ebb and flow, equivocate, flounder, flutter, go through phases, intermit, lack regularity, librate, lurch, nutate,… …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 27fluctuate — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. alternate, wave, vacillate, vary, shift. See changeableness, oscillation. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To be continually changing] Syn. vacillate, waver, shift, vary; see alternate 2 , hesitate . 2. [To… …

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  • 28fluctuate — fluc|tu|ate [ flʌktʃu,eıt ] verb intransitive to change frequently: The price fluctuates between $1 and $2 per kilo …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 29fluctuate — see FLUX …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 30fluctuate — fluc·tu·ate || flÊŒktʃʊeɪt v. vacillate, waver, vary, change …

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