- present participle of fluctuate.
fluctuating
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Fluctuating weather predicts when the plant will bloom, meaning when it’s hotter, the plant grows a lot faster, Tam said.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 21, 2025
Fluctuating bacteria levels in the polluted Seine have "showed levels exceeding the maximum acceptable World Aquatics thresholds," according to World Aquatics.
From Salon • Aug. 6, 2024
Fluctuating disease rates, innovative treatments and talk of “moonshots” in the White House may make cancer seem like a modern scourge.
From New York Times • May 29, 2024
Fluctuating water levels there were affecting not just flamingo numbers, but those of many other species as well, he says.
From Science Magazine • Apr. 12, 2024
Fluctuating opinions and feelings produce fickleness of conduct; while settled convictions, stability of affections, and fixedness of purpose, give birth to persevering and methodical action.
From The Faithful Steward Or, Systematic Beneficence an Essential of Christian Character by Clark, Sereno D.
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