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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.

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

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fluctu·ant (-nt) adj.

fluctu·ation n.

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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]

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	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.	fluctuate - move or sway in a rising and falling or wavelike pattern; "the line on the monitor vacillated" vacillate, waver 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"

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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

vi → schwanken; (in number also) → fluktuieren

fluctuate [ˈflʌktjʊˌeɪt] vi (cost, rate, speed) → fluttuare, oscillare; (person) he fluctuated between fear and excitement → passava da uno stato di paura a uno stato di eccitazione

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fluctuate [ˈflʌktjʊˌeɪt] vi (cost, rate, speed) → fluttuare, oscillare; (person) he fluctuated between fear and excitement → passava da uno stato di paura a uno stato di eccitazione