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fluctuate

fluc·tu·ate [ flúkchoo àyt ] (past and past participle fluc·tu·at·ed, present participle fluc·tu·at·ing, 3rd person present singular fluc·tu·ates)


intransitive verb 
Definition:
 
vary in level, degree, or value: to change often from high to low levels or from one thing to another in an unpredictable way

[Mid-17th century. < Latin fluctuat-, past participle of fluctuare< fluere "to flow"]

fluc·tu·ant adjective
fluc·tu·a·tion [ flùkchoo áysh'n ] noun
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