Associations to the word «Fluctuate»

Wiktionary

FLUCTUATE, verb. (intransitive) To vary irregularly; to swing.
FLUCTUATE, verb. (intransitive) To undulate.
FLUCTUATE, verb. (transitive) To cause to vary irregularly.

Dictionary definition

FLUCTUATE, verb. Cause to fluctuate or move in a wavelike pattern.
FLUCTUATE, verb. Move or sway in a rising and falling or wavelike pattern; "the line on the monitor vacillated".
FLUCTUATE, verb. Be unstable; "The stock market fluctuates".

Wise words

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.