fluctuate

//ˈflʌk.tʃu.eɪt//
B2Frequency Level 12Neutral
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Verb

fluctuateInfinitive
fluctuatePresent tense
fluctuatedPast tense
fluctuatedPast participle
fluctuatingPresent participle
fluctuatesThird-person singular
1

To rise and fall irregularly in number, amount, or intensity; to vary unpredictably.

Stock prices fluctuate depending on market conditions.

2

To move back and forth in an undulating or wavelike motion.

The curtains fluctuated gently in the breeze.

3

To waver or be indecisive between different opinions, choices, or courses of action.

She fluctuated between accepting the job offer and staying at her current company.