what does fluctuate mean?
FLUCTUATE as VERB
- Meaning
- be unstable
- have ups and downs
Usage Example(s)
- The stock market fluctuates
Hypernyms(s) fluctuate is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
Derived(s)
- Meaning
- move or sway in a rising and falling or wavelike pattern
Synonym(s)
Usage Example(s)
- the line on the monitor vacillated
Hypernyms(s) fluctuate is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
Derived(s)
- Meaning
- cause to fluctuate or move in a wave-like pattern
Hypernyms(s) fluctuate is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
Derived(s)
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