/fluk"chooh ayt'/ , v. , fluctuated, fluctuating .
v.i.
1. to change continually; shift back and forth; vary irregularly: The price of gold fluctuated wildly last month.
2. to move back and forth in waves.
v.t.
3. to cause to fluctuate.
[ 1625-35; fluctuatus undulated, ptp. of fluctuare to flow, equiv. to fluctu ( s ) a flowing (deriv. of fluere to flow) + -atus -ATE 1 ]
Syn. 1. See waver. 2. oscillate.