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fluc·tu·ate
(flŭk′cho͞o-āt′)intr.v. fluc·tu·at·ed, fluc·tu·at·ing, fluc·tu·ates
To vary irregularly, especially in amount: School enrollment has fluctuated from year to year.
[Latin flūctuāre, flūctuāt-, from flūctus, a flowing, from past participle of fluere, to flow; see bhleu- in Indo-European roots.]
fluc′tu·a′tion n.
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Adj. | 1. | fluctuating - having unpredictable ups and downs; "fluctuating prices" unsteady - subject to change or variation; "her unsteady walk"; "his hand was unsteady as he poured the wine"; "an unsteady voice" |
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