fluctuate

Definition of Fluctuate in English :

1. fluctuate

cause to fluctuate or move in a wavelike pattern

2. fluctuate, vacillate, waver

move or sway in a rising and falling or wavelike pattern

Example Sentences:
'the line on the monitor vacillated'

3. fluctuate

be unstable

Example Sentences:
'The stock market fluctuates'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Fluctuate

verb

1.

to change or cause to change position constantly; be or make unstable; waver or vary

2. (intransitive)

to rise and fall like a wave; undulate

verb intransitiveWord forms: ˈfluctuˌated or ˈfluctuˌating

1.

to move back and forth or up and down; rise and fall; undulate, as waves

2.

to be continually changing or varying in an irregular way

prices fluctuated wildly

verb transitive

3.

to cause to fluctuate

intr.v. fluc·tu·at·ed, fluc·tu·at·ing, fluc·tu·ates

To vary irregularly, especially in amount: School enrollment has fluctuated from year to year.