fluctuating

Variant of fluctuate

fluctuate definition

fluc·tu·ate (fluk′c̸ho̵̅o̅ āt′)

intransitive verb fluctuated -·at′ed, fluctuating -·at′·ing

  1. to move back and forth or up and down; rise and fall; undulate, as waves
  2. to be continually changing or varying in an irregular way prices fluctuated wildly

Etymology: < L fluctuatus, pp. of fluctuare < fluctus, a flowing, wave < pp. stem of fluere, to flow < IE *bhleu-, to swell up, flow (> bluster) < base *bhel-, to swell up > ball

transitive verb

to cause to fluctuate

Related Forms:

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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