Both Uses of
fluctuate
in
1984 by Orwell
- The frontiers between the three super-states are in some places arbitrary, and in others they fluctuate according to the fortunes of war, but in general they follow geographical lines.
p. 185..6 *fluctuate = change back and forth
- Eastasia, smaller than the others and with a less definite western frontier, comprises China and the countries to the south of it, the Japanese islands and a large but fluctuating portion of Manchuria, Mongolia, and Tibet.
p. 185..8fluctuating = changing back and forth
Definition:
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(fluctuate) to alternately increase and decrease in quantity