-ˌwāt, usu -ād.+V verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: Latin fluctuatus, past participle of fluctuare, from fluctus action of flowing, flood, wave, from fluctus, past participle of fluere to flow — more at fluid
intransitive verb
1. : to become wavering, unsteady, irresolute, or undetermined : vacillate
2.
a. : to move like a wave : roll hither and thither : wave
b. : to drift or float backward and forward as if on waves
a fluctuating field of air
transitive verb
: to cause to move like a wave : put in motion
Synonyms: see swing