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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Fluctuate \Fluc"tu*ate\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Fluctuated; p.
pr. & vb. n. Fluctuating.] [L. fluctuatus, p. p. of
fluctuare, to wave, fr. fluctus wave, fr. fluere, fluctum, to
flow. See Fluent, and cf. Flotilla.]
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 air. --Blackmore.
[1913 Webster]
2. To move now in one direction and now in another; to be
wavering or unsteady; to be irresolute or undetermined; to
vacillate.
Syn: To waver; vacillate; hesitate; scruple.
Usage: 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.
[1913 Webster]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Fluctuate \Fluc"tu*ate\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Fluctuated; p.
pr. & vb. n. Fluctuating.] [L. fluctuatus, p. p. of
fluctuare, to wave, fr. fluctus wave, fr. fluere, fluctum, to
flow. See Fluent, and cf. Flotilla.]
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 air. --Blackmore.
2. To move now in one direction and now in another; to be
wavering or unsteady; to be irresolute or undetermined; to
vacillate.
Syn: To waver; vacillate; hesitate; scruple.
Usage: 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.
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
fluctuated
vb.
(infl of en fluctuate ed-form)
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
fluctuated
vb.
(infl of en fluctuate ed-form)
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
fluctuated
vb.
(infl of en fluctuate ed-form)
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
fluctuated
vb.
(infl of en fluctuate ed-form)
From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
fluctuated
Englanti vb.
(en-v-taivm f luctuate d)
From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
fluctuated
Engelska a.
(avledning en fluctuate ordform=perfpart)
Engelska vb.
(böjning en verb fluctuate)
From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]Fluctuated /flˈʌktʃuːˌeɪtɪd/ متقلّبFrom English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
fluctuated /flˈʌktʃuːˌeɪtɪd/
geschwankt, Schwankungen unterlegen, fluktuiert
Synonym: varied
see: fluctuate, vary, fluctuating, varying, fluctuates, varies, fluctuated, varied
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
fluctuated /flˈʌktʃuːˌeɪtɪd/
schwankte, unterlag Schwankungen, fluktuierte
Synonym: varied
see: fluctuate, vary, fluctuating, varying, fluctuated, varied, fluctuates, varies
From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 : [ freedict:eng-hrv ]fluctuated /flˈʌktʃuːˌeɪtɪd/ kolebatiFrom IPA:en_US : [ IPA:en_US ]
/ˈfɫəktʃəˌweɪtɪd/