Rollercoastering

adj

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Moving rapidly and unpredictably. figuratively

    "Their own fortunes were so vast and so diversified that they were largely unaffected by the stock exchange's fickle rollercoastering activity."

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"Their own fortunes were so vast and so diversified that they were largely unaffected by the stock exchange's fickle rollercoastering activity."

Etymology

From rollercoaster + -ing.

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