how to pronounce fluctuate

/ˈflʌk.tʃu.ɛɪt/

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fluctuate is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of fluctuate in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… and gas fluctuate but until recently …”

meanings of fluctuate

verb:

To cause to vary irregularly.
To vary irregularly; to swing.
To be irresolute; to waver.
To undulate.

fluctuate frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word fluctuate occurs in english on average 1.2 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics fluctuate can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that fluctuate can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;

words with pronunciation similar to fluctuate

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