fluctuate
verb (used without object)
to change continually; shift back and forth; vary irregularly.
were fluctuating
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past progressiveof fluctuate.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Shares were fluctuating in early trading, falling 3% after rising more than 10% earlier.
From Barron's ● Oct. 10, 2025
It was kind of surreal because the polls were fluctuating so much.
From Slate ● Jan. 10, 2017
He thought there should be a stable background, but concentrations were fluctuating.
From Slate ● Jun. 2, 2013
A government spokesman said numbers were fluctuating and some meals were being eaten.
From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2012
After this the fortunes of the Cape were fluctuating.
From South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. 1 (of 6) From the Foundation of Cape Colony to the Boer Ultimatum of 9th Oct. 1899 by Louis Creswicke
