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fluctuate

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fluc·tu·ate  (flkch-t)
v. fluc·tu·at·ed, fluc·tu·at·ing, fluc·tu·ates
v.intr.
1. To vary irregularly. See Synonyms at swing.
2. To rise and fall in or as if in waves; undulate.
v.tr.
To cause to rise and fall or vary irregularly.

[Latin flcture, flctut-, from flctus, a flowing, from past participle of fluere, to flow; see bhleu- in Indo-European roots.]

fluctu·ant (-nt) adj.
fluctu·ation n.

fluctuate [ˈflʌktjʊˌeɪt]
vb
1. to change or cause to change position constantly; be or make unstable; waver or vary
2. (intr) to rise and fall like a wave; undulate
[from Latin fluctuāre, from fluctus a wave, from fluere to flow]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.fluctuate - cause to fluctuate or move in a wavelike pattern
move, displace - cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant"
fluctuate, vacillate, waver - move or sway in a rising and falling or wavelike pattern; "the line on the monitor vacillated"
2.fluctuatefluctuate - move or sway in a rising and falling or wavelike pattern; "the line on the monitor vacillated"
swing - alternate dramatically between high and low values; "his mood swings"; "the market is swinging up and down"
fluctuate - cause to fluctuate or move in a wavelike pattern
3.fluctuate - be unstable; "The stock market fluctuates"
change state, turn - undergo a transformation or a change of position or action; "We turned from Socialism to Capitalism"; "The people turned against the President when he stole the election"

fluctuate
verb
1. change, swing, vary, alter, hesitate, alternate, waver, veer, rise and fall, go up and down, ebb and flow, seesaw Body temperatures can fluctuate when you are ill.
2. shift, undulate, oscillate, vacillate the constantly fluctuating price of crude oil
Translations
fluctuate [ˈflʌktjʊeɪt] VI [cost] → oscilar; [prices, temperature] → fluctuar, oscilar
to fluctuate between [person] → vacilar entre
fluctuate [ˈflʌktʃueɪt] vi
[level, temperature, weight] → varier, fluctuer
[price] → fluctuer
fluctuate
vischwanken; (in number also) → fluktuieren
fluctuate [ˈflʌktjʊˌeɪt] vi (cost, rate, speed) → fluttuare, oscillare; (person) he fluctuated between fear and excitementpassava da uno stato di paura a uno stato di eccitazione
fluctuate [ˈflʌktjʊˌeɪt] vi (cost, rate, speed) → fluttuare, oscillare; (person) he fluctuated between fear and excitementpassava da uno stato di paura a uno stato di eccitazione


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My courage and my resolution is firm; but my hopes fluctuate, and my spirits are often depressed.
The same process must be repeated in every member of which the body is constituted; and the execution of the plans, framed by the councils of the whole, will always fluctuate on the discretion of the ill-informed and prejudiced opinion of every part.
Thy resolution may fluctuate on the wild and changeful billows of human opinion, but mine is anchored on the Rock of Ages.
 
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