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fluctuate

/ˈflʌktʃueɪt/verb

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उतार-चढ़ाव होना, घटना-बढ़ना, डाँवाडोल होना

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verb
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    [I] ~ (between A and B)

    to change frequently in size, amount or quality, especially from one extreme to another

    उतार-चढ़ाव होना, घटना-बढ़ना, डाँवाडोल होना

    • Onion prices fluctuate with the season.
    • His mood fluctuated between hope and despair.
    • The temperature in Rajasthan fluctuates widely between day and night.
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    • The price of petrol has fluctuated a great deal this year.
    • Her marks fluctuate from test to test, so she wants a steadier routine.

    Synonyms vary change rise and fall oscillate waver

    Opposite stabilize remain steady stay constant

◇Word family
fluctuation nounfluctuating adj.
≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

vary change rise and fall oscillate waver

Antonyms

stabilize remain steady stay constant

AaSpelling

fluc·tu·ate

With -ctu- (not 'flucuate' or 'fluctate'); the noun fluctuation.

बीच में -ctu- ('flucuate' या 'fluctate' गलत है); noun fluctuation।

?Which word?

Keep the change words together: fluctuate (up and down), oscillate (swing back and forth), vacillate (keep changing your mind), waver (be unsteady).

बदलाव के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: fluctuate (ऊपर-नीचे), oscillate (आगे-पीछे झूलना), vacillate (बार-बार मन बदलना), waver (डगमगाना)।

⌂Word origin and word building

From the Latin fluctus, wave, so prices that fluctuate rise and fall like waves.

Latin fluctus, लहर, से, इसलिए fluctuate करने वाली कीमतें लहरों की तरह चढ़ती-उतरती हैं।