fluctuatingadj.

/ˈflʌktjuːeɪtɪŋ/

Etymology: < fluctuate v. + -ing suffix².

That fluctuates.

1. Moving as or in waves; irregularly rising and falling.

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the world > movement > motion in specific manner > alternating or reciprocating motion > [adjective] > rising and falling

fluctuant1575

heaving1609

fluctuating1712

1712 R. Blackmore Creation i. 6 The fluctuating Fields of liquid Air.

1762 W. Falconer Shipwreck 267 Hills of fluctuating fire.

1767 B. Gooch Pract. Treat. Wounds I. 353 With some fluctuating motion of a fluid.

2. Irregularly varying; unsteady; unsettled, wavering.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > change > [adjective] > fluctuating

fluxible1561

desultory1581

fluxive?1606

fluctuary1632

desultorious1637

fluctuatinga1680

fluxionary1748

fluctuational1913

a1680 T. Goodwin Of Object Justif. Faith ii. ii. viii, in Wks. (1697) IV. 119 Driven about with the Whirlpools of a fluctuating Conscience.

1702 Clarendon's Hist. Rebellion I. i. 22 So fluctuating and unsteady a testimony is the Applause of Popular Councils.

1720 R. Welton tr. T. Alvares de Andrade Sufferings Son of God II. xxxi. 799 They knew how Fluctuating the Opinion of the Mobb is.

1781 E. Gibbon Decline & Fall II. 113 The doubtful, fluctuating conduct of Vetranio.

1837 E. Bulwer-Lytton Ernest Maltravers I. i. vii. 79 And copied out his poetry in a small, fluctuating hand.

1867 A. Barry Life & Wks. Sir C. Barry vii. 249 The fluctuating nature of the attendance.

absolute.1826 C. Lamb in New Monthly Mag. 16 26 Sharp distinctions of the fluctuating and the permanent.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	fluctuating
释义	fluctuatingadj. /ˈflʌktjuːeɪtɪŋ/ Etymology: < fluctuate v. + -ing suffix². That fluctuates. 1. Moving as or in waves; irregularly rising and falling. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in specific manner > alternating or reciprocating motion > [adjective] > rising and falling fluctuant1575 heaving1609 fluctuating1712 1712 R. Blackmore Creation i. 6 The fluctuating Fields of liquid Air. 1762 W. Falconer Shipwreck 267 Hills of fluctuating fire. 1767 B. Gooch Pract. Treat. Wounds I. 353 With some fluctuating motion of a fluid. 2. Irregularly varying; unsteady; unsettled, wavering. ΘΚΠ the world > time > change > [adjective] > fluctuating fluxible1561 desultory1581 fluxive?1606 fluctuary1632 desultorious1637 fluctuatinga1680 fluxionary1748 fluctuational1913 a1680 T. Goodwin Of Object Justif. Faith ii. ii. viii, in Wks. (1697) IV. 119 Driven about with the Whirlpools of a fluctuating Conscience. 1702 Clarendon's Hist. Rebellion I. i. 22 So fluctuating and unsteady a testimony is the Applause of Popular Councils. 1720 R. Welton tr. T. Alvares de Andrade Sufferings Son of God II. xxxi. 799 They knew how Fluctuating the Opinion of the Mobb is. 1781 E. Gibbon Decline & Fall II. 113 The doubtful, fluctuating conduct of Vetranio. 1837 E. Bulwer-Lytton Ernest Maltravers I. i. vii. 79 And copied out his poetry in a small, fluctuating hand. 1867 A. Barry Life & Wks. Sir C. Barry vii. 249 The fluctuating nature of the attendance. absolute.1826 C. Lamb in New Monthly Mag. 16 26 Sharp distinctions of the fluctuating and the permanent. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.a1680
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