fluctuate
verb (used without object)
to change continually; shift back and forth; vary irregularly.
is fluctuating
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present progressiveof fluctuate (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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“My temperature is fluctuating with associated chills and shivering, and I might have to go back to the ER soon,” he wrote.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 7, 2024
But looking at 10-year averages, it is clear the population is fluctuating around a mean well below the range of the 1990s and 2000s.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 1, 2022
Just after the model was released, the north magnetic pole picked up momentum again, and now it is fluctuating at around 35 miles per year.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 4, 2019
The fact that the light output fluctuates means that the power is fluctuating.
From Textbooks ● Aug. 12, 2015
As the term indicates, this variability is fluctuating to and fro, oscillating around an average type.
From Species and Varieties, Their Origin by Mutation by Hugo de Vries
