- (v.t.) To cause to move as a wave; to put in motion.
- (v.i.) To move as a wave; to roll hither and thither; to wave; to float backward and forward, as on waves; as, a fluctuating field of air.
- (v.i.) To move now in one direction and now in another; to be wavering or unsteady; to be irresolute or undetermined; to vacillate.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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| MLA | Webster's. "fluctuate" 27 May 2011. Web. 23 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/fluctuate/definitions/2008878> |