1
[ verb ] move or sway in a rising and falling or wavelike pattern

Synonyms

waver vacillate

Examples

"the line on the monitor vacillated"

Related terms

swing variation waver fluctuation

2
[ verb ] cause to fluctuate or move in a wave-like pattern

Related terms

move

3
[ verb ] be unstable; have ups and downs

Examples

"The stock market fluctuates"

Related terms

change_state fluctuation

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Rhymes with

perpetuate actuate graduate await antiquate inadequate adequate middleweight hundredweight weight wait underweight kuwait counterweight equate featherweight heavyweight welterweight lightweight paperweight overweight

Phonetic and Homophones

F L AH1 K CH AH0 W EY2 T

Similar Spelling

fluctuation fluctuating flycatcher

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