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Webster 1913 Edition
Fluctuate
Fluc′tu-ate
,Verb.
I.
[
imp. & p. p.
Fluctuated
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Fluctuating
.] 1.
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 airBlackmore.
Syn. – To waver; vacillate; hesitate; scruple.
– To
Fluctuate
, Vacillate
, Waver
. – Fluctuate is applied both to things and persons and denotes that they move as they are acted upon. The stocks fluctuate; a man fluctuates between conflicting influences. Vacillate and waver are applied to persons to represent them as acting themselves. A man vacillates when he goes backward and forward in his opinions and purposes, without any fixity of mind or principles. A man wavers when he shrinks back or hesitates at the approach of difficulty or danger. One who is fluctuating in his feelings is usually vacillating in resolve, and wavering in execution. Fluc′tu-ate
,Verb.
T.
To cause to move as a wave; to put in motion.
[R.]
And
fluctuate
all the still perfume. Tennyson.
Webster 1828 Edition
Fluctuate
FLUC'TUATE
,Verb.
I.
1.
To move as a wave; to roll hither and thither; to wave; as a fluctuating field of air.2.
To float backward and forward, as on waves.3.
To move now in one direction and now in another; to be wavering or unsteady. Public opinion often fluctuates. Men often fluctuate between different parties and opinions. Hence,4.
To be irresolute or undetermined.5.
To rise and fall; to be in an unsettled state; to experience sudden vicissitudes. The funds or the prices of stocks fluctuate with the events of the day.Definition 2024
fluctuate
fluctuate
English
Verb
fluctuate (third-person singular simple present fluctuates, present participle fluctuating, simple past and past participle fluctuated)
- (intransitive) To vary irregularly; to swing.
- (intransitive) To undulate.
- (transitive) To cause to vary irregularly.
Translations
to vary irregularly; to swing
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to undulate
to cause to vary irregularly
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