What is the meaning of fluctuating?

verb

  • Cause to fluctuate or move in a wavelike pattern.
  • Move or sway in a rising and falling or wavelike pattern.
    • usage: "the line on the monitor vacillated"
  • Be unstable.
    • usage: "The stock market fluctuates"

adjective

  • Having unpredictable ups and downs.
    • usage: "fluctuating prices"
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