Fluctuating
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Fluctuating is a verb meaning present participle and gerund of fluctuate.
Meaning
present participle and gerund of fluctuate.
More Meanings
- Subject to irregular changes in quantity or quality.
- A fluctuation.
Example Sentences
...they sat down beside the hearth in the adjoining room, over which the embers of the wood-fire cast a fluctuating light; now the long shadows falling duskily around—now dispersing them with bursts of brilliant flame, as the lighter wood kindled into a short-lived blaze.
From these remarks it will be seen that I look at the term species, as one arbitrarily given for the sake of convenience to a set of individuals closely resembling each other, and that it does not essentially differ from the term variety, which is given to less distinct and more fluctuating forms.
Word Forms
- fluctuatings
Synonyms for fluctuating
Depending on context, synonyms include unsteady.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include unsteady, oscillating, movement, swing, shifting, moving.
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