fluctuating
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5ADJ.
international, light
VERB + FLUCTUATING
cast, faces, index, track
FLUCTUATING + NOUN
berber, blood, lot, pressure
PREP.
between
ADV.
wildly
Definitions
adj
Subject to irregular changes in quantity or quality.
...they sat down beside the hearth in the adjoining room, over which the embers of the wood-fire cast a fluctuating light; now the long shadows falling duskily around—now dispersing them with bursts of brilliant flame, as the lighter wood kindled into a short-lived blaze.
From these remarks it will be seen that I look at the term species, as one arbitrarily given for the sake of convenience to a set of individuals closely resembling each other, and that it does not essentially differ from the term variety, which is given to less distinct and more fluctuating forms.
noun
A fluctuation.
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6...they sat down beside the hearth in the adjoining room, over which the embers of the wood-fire cast a fluctuating light; now the long shadows falling duskily around—now dispersing them with bursts o
WiktionaryFrom these remarks it will be seen that I look at the term species, as one arbitrarily given for the sake of convenience to a set of individuals closely resembling each other, and that it does not ess
WiktionaryThe consumer price index has been fluctuating wildly.
Tatoeba · #268150I can't keep track of the fluctuating market.
Tatoeba · #5674383Gabon faces fluctuating international prices for its oil, timber, and manganese exports.
Tatoeba · #8906771Yanni and Skura were fluctuating between Berber and Arabic.
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