Fluctuate — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

cause to fluctuate or move in a wavelike pattern

move or sway in a rising and falling or wavelike pattern

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/flˈʌktʃuːˌeɪt/

🇬🇧British English

/flˈʌktʃuːˌeɪt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/flˈʌktʃuːˌeɪt/

2 syllables Say it as /flˈʌktʃuːˌeɪt/.

Examples

the line on the monitor vacillated
The stock market fluctuates

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

waver vacillate

Parts of Speech

verb	cause to fluctuate or move in a wavelike pattern
verb	move or sway in a rising and falling or wavelike pattern “the line on the monitor vacillated”
verb	be unstable “The stock market fluctuates”

Word Forms

fluctuation	noun	a wave motion
vacillation	noun	changing location by moving back and forth
waver	noun	the act of moving back and forth
wavering	noun	the quality of being unsteady and subject to changes

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

schwanken

schwanken oder sich wellenförmig bewegen

🇫🇷French

fluctuer

faire fluctuer ou se déplacer selon un motif ondulatoire

🇪🇸Spanish

fluctuar

hacer que fluctúe o se mueva en un patrón similar a una onda

🇮🇹Italian

fluttuare

causare fluttuazioni o movimenti secondo uno schema ondulatorio

🇳🇱Dutch

fluctueren

ervoor zorgen dat het fluctueert of in een golfachtig patroon beweegt

🇵🇹Portuguese

flutuar

fazer flutuar ou mover-se em um padrão ondulatório

🇷🇺Russian

колебаться

вызывать колебания или движение по волнообразной схеме

India

🇮🇳Hindi

उतार चढ़ाव

तरंग-सदृश पैटर्न में उतार-चढ़ाव या गति का कारण

🇧🇩Bengali

ওঠানামা করা

একটি তরঙ্গতুল্য প্যাটার্নে ওঠানামা বা সরানোর কারণ

🇮🇳Tamil

ஏற்ற இறக்கம்

அலை போன்ற வடிவங்களில் ஏற்ற இறக்கம் அல்லது நகரும்

🇮🇳Telugu

హెచ్చుతగ్గులు

హెచ్చుతగ్గులకు లేదా తరంగ తరహా నమూనాలో కదలడానికి కారణం

🇮🇳Marathi

चढ-उतार

उतार-चढ़ाव किंवा तरंगाच्या नमुन्यात हलविण्यास कारणीभूत ठरते

🇮🇳Gujarati

વધઘટ

તરંગ જેવી પેટર્નમાં વધઘટ અથવા ખસેડવાનું કારણ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಏರಿಳಿತ

ಏರಿಳಿತ ಅಥವಾ ತರಂಗ ಮಾದರಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಚಲಿಸಲು ಕಾರಣ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഏറ്റക്കുറച്ചിലുകൾ

ഒരു തരംഗരൂപത്തിലുള്ള പാറ്റേണിൽ ഏറ്റക്കുറച്ചിലുകളോ ചലിക്കുന്നതിനോ കാരണമാകുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਉਤਰਾਅ-ਚੜ੍ਹਾਅ

ਇੱਕ ਤਰੰਗ ਪੈਟਰਨ ਵਿੱਚ ਉਤਰਾਅ-ਚੜ੍ਹਾਅ ਜਾਂ ਅੱਗੇ ਵਧਣ ਦਾ ਕਾਰਨ

🇵🇰Urdu

اتار چڑھاؤ

اتار چڑھاؤ یا لہراتی طرز میں حرکت کرنے کا سبب

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

波动

导致波动或以波状模式移动

🇯🇵Japanese

変動する

波状パターンで変動または移動させる

🇰🇷Korean

변동하다

파동적인 패턴으로 변동하거나 움직이게 만듭니다.

🇻🇳Vietnamese

dao động

gây ra dao động hoặc chuyển động theo dạng sóng

🇹🇭Thai

ผันผวน

ทำให้เกิดการผันผวนหรือเคลื่อนที่เป็นลักษณะคลื่น

🇮🇩Indonesian

berfluktuasi

menyebabkan berfluktuasi atau bergerak dalam pola seperti gelombang

🇵🇭Filipino

pabagu-bago

maging sanhi ng pabagu-bago o paglipat sa isang pattern na parang alon

🇲🇾Malay

turun naik

menyebabkan turun naik atau bergerak dalam corak seperti gelombang

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تتقلب

تسبب التقلب أو التحرك في نمط موجي

🇮🇷Persian

نوسان می کند

باعث نوسان یا حرکت در یک الگوی موجی می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

dalgalanma

dalga benzeri bir düzende dalgalanmaya veya hareket etmeye neden olur

🇮🇱Hebrew

תנודות

לגרום לתנודות או לנוע בתבנית דמוית גל

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