"fluctuating" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more fluctuating [comparative], most fluctuating [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} fluctuating (comparative more fluctuating, superlative most fluctuating)
  1. Subject to irregular changes in quantity or quality.
    Sense id: en-fluctuating-en-adj-x0vWMa-- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 1 53

Noun

Forms: fluctuatings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} fluctuating (plural fluctuatings)
  1. A fluctuation.
    Sense id: en-fluctuating-en-noun-ggzhd6Wz

Verb

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} fluctuating
  1. present participle and gerund of fluctuate Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: fluctuate
    Sense id: en-fluctuating-en-verb-KmX1cSFM Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 1 53

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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