Fluctuating
adj, noun, verb
adj, noun, verb ·4 syllables ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A fluctuation.
Verb
- 1 present participle and gerund of fluctuate form-of, gerund, participle, present
Adjective
- 1 Subject to irregular changes in quantity or quality.
"...they sat down beside the hearth in the adjoining room, over which the embers of the wood-fire cast a fluctuating light; now the long shadows falling duskily around—now dispersing them with bursts of brilliant flame, as the lighter wood kindled into a short-lived blaze."
Adjective
- 1 having unpredictable ups and downs wordnet
Example
More examples"The consumer price index has been fluctuating wildly."
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