fluctuated (C1)
verb
Pronunciation: /ˈflʌktʃueɪtɪd/
Definition
Changed continuously and irregularly in amount, level, or intensity.
Examples
Stock market prices fluctuated throughout the day as investors reacted to the latest economic reports.
His interest in the project fluctuated, depending on whether he felt he was making real progress.
Water levels in the reservoir fluctuated significantly due to the unusually dry summer.
How to Use fluctuated
- fluctuate between (prepositional phrase)
- moving back and forth between two specific points or states. — "The temperature fluctuated between 10 and 20 degrees all week."
- fluctuate wildly (collocation)
- changing in a very extreme or unpredictable way. — "The currency's value fluctuated wildly after the announcement."
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