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WordBand 6.5–7.5Toofey picks
fluctuate
/ˈflʌktʃuːˌeɪt/
verb
To keep rising and falling in an irregular way.
- “Fuel prices fluctuate from one month to the next.”Toofey
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Source: Written for Toofey (original); IPA generated with eSpeak NG (GPL-3.0 (software))