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Meanings of fluctuate in English

Move or sway in a rising and falling or wavelike pattern.

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Examples for "waver"
Examples for "waver"
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Most countries' tolerance of Haitian migrants can waver like the stock market.
Ebony
2
The high buildings waver like gray and golden ferns in the sun.
A Thousand and One Afternoons in Chicago
3
At various points, Radcliffe did waver in his commitment to the series.
News.com.au
4
The man's gaze did not waver from the line of camels ahead.
Rogues
5
His expression did not waver, yet Gabriel could sense the man stiffening.
Sins of the Fathers
1
Some recoil in terror before that test; others, feeble and affrighted, vacillate.
The Confession of a Child of the Century — Volume 3
2
His records vacillate between ecstasy and grief, and go everywhere in-between.
Radio NZ
3
Some recoil in terror before that test; others, feeble and affrighted, vacillate like shadows.
The Confession of a Child of the Century — Complete
4
And as long as I vacillate between the two extremes, my womb remains closed.
Ebony
5
Then they would apply themselves to Jacob and vacillate eternally between the two extremes.
Jacob's Room
Usage of fluctuate in English
1
Award payouts can fluctuate widely from year to year as cases close.
Reuters
2
However, that order could fluctuate when final numbers are tallied on Monday.
Reuters
3
Sheriff's spokeswoman Miranda Bowersox said the missing-persons list would likely fluctuate greatly.
Reuters
4
Exercise requirements, nutritional needs and injury risks fluctuate throughout every woman's cycle.
The Guardian
5
In this study, we report that omentin levels fluctuate in various diseases.
Pubmed
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This time can fluctuate between a few minutes to a few weeks.
Hacking: the next generation
7
It was strong and rapid and did not fluctuate, but beat steadily.
Flames
8
Long-drawn-out climatic changes made desert, jungle and grassland fluctuate like the clouds.
Last and First Men
9
An actor's fortunes can fluctuate, especially when that actor is a woman.
The Guardian
10
It's normal for sexual desire levels to fluctuate as our circumstances change.
News.com.au
11
The number of patients, however, can fluctuate dependent on the season.
The Guardian
12
Prices can fluctuate significantly according to seasons and time of year.
The South African
13
Of course we recognize that mean values will fluctuate through time.
The Structure of Evolutionary Theory
14
Competitors Etherum and Ripple also saw their market value fluctuate wildly.
The South African
15
The subject you started to prove is that cultures fluctuate with the years.
The new yorker
16
However, levels of ANCA did not fluctuate in the period preceding the relapse.
Pubmed
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Fluctuate through the time
Fluctuate across language varieties
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Less common