verb, adj — 7 senses
/ˈflʌkt͡ʃu.eɪt/ · /ˈflʌkʃu.eɪt/
Etymology First attested in the 1630'; borrowed from Latin flūctuātus, perfect passive participle of flūctuō (“(of the sea) to surge, swell; (of man) to waver, fluctuate”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix).
To vary irregularly; to swing.
To undulate.
To be irresolute; to waver.
To cause to vary irregularly.
Also, Figuratively, Literally, Rare To rise and fall as a wave; to be tossed up and down the waves.
Etymology First attested in the 1630'; borrowed from Latin flūctuātus, perfect passive participle of flūctuō (“(of the sea) to surge, swell; (of man) to waver, fluctuate”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix).
Obsolete Tossed up and down the waves.
Broadly, Obsolete Wavering, fickle.
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