- present participle of fluctuate.
fluctuating
- ambivalent adj.
- changeable adj.
- faithless adj.
- fitful adj.
- fluid adj.
- inconstant adj.
- irregular adj.
- irresolute adj.
- mercurial adj.
- mutable adj.
- periodic adj.
- ranging adj.
- spotty adj.
- supererogative adj.
- supererogatory adj.
- swinging adj.
- tottering adj.
- tottery adj.
- uneven adj.
- unpredictable adj.
- unstable adj.
- unstable/unsteady adj.
- unsteady adj.
- vacillating adj.
- variable adj.
- varying adj.
- wanton adj.
- wavering adj.
- wavering adj.
- wavy adj.
- zigzag adj.
- off and on adv.
- off-and-on adv.
- on and off adv.
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The largest U.S. home builder by market capitalization has completed a fiscal year with wildly fluctuating mortgage rates.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026
But for Musk that’s a relatively trivial amount, even though his fluctuating trillionaire status is currently hovering below the threshold for designation.
From Salon ● Oct. 20, 2026
But it certainly adds a fresh twist to a season of fluctuating fortunes at the front, in which the only real constant has been Kimi Antonelli, as the championship heads into its final stretch.
From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026
Keep in mind that a bond fund has a fluctuating share price that will move in the opposite direction of interest rates.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 10, 2026
Simultaneously, they seek to minimize their risk of starving: moderate but reliable returns are preferable to a fluctuating lifestyle with a high time-averaged rate of return but a substantial likelihood of starving to death.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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