fluctuate

  • 131swing — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. oscillate, sway, wag; depend, dangle; pivot, turn; informal, be hanged; slang, [wife or husband ]swap. See oscillation,punishment, impurity, sex. n. sweep, sway, oscillation; rhythm, lilt, scope,… …

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  • 132vacillate — I (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To totter] Syn. waver, sway, stagger; see reel , totter 2 . 2. [To hesitate] Syn. fluctuate, dawdle, falter; see hesitate , pause . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) (VOCABULARY WORD) v. [VAS uh LATE] to waver or be indecisive.… …

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