Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- UK Pronunciation
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- [pluhnj]
- /plʌndʒ/
- /ˈplʌn.dʒɪŋ/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [pluhnj]
- /plʌndʒ/
Definitions of plunging word
- verb with object plunging to cast or thrust forcibly or suddenly into something, as a liquid, a penetrable substance, a place, etc.; immerse; submerge: to plunge a dagger into one's heart. 1
- verb with object plunging to bring suddenly or forcibly into some condition, situation, etc.: to plunge a country into war; to pull a switch and plunge a house into darkness. 1
- verb with object plunging Horticulture. to place (a potted plant) up to its rim in soil or in certain other materials, as sand or moss. 1
- verb with object plunging Surveying. to transit (the telescope of a transit or theodolite). 1
- verb without object plunging to cast oneself, or fall as if cast, into water, a hole, etc. 1
- verb without object plunging to rush or dash with headlong haste: to plunge through a crowd. 1
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Origin of plunging
First appearance:
before 1325 One of the 16% oldest English words
1325-75; Middle English < Middle French plung(i)er ≪ Vulgar Latin *plumbicāre to heave the lead. See plumb
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Parts of speech for Plunging
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
plunging popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 97% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
plunging usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for plunging
noun plunging
- cave in — If something such as a roof or a ceiling caves in, it collapses inwards.
- cave-in — a collapse, as of anything hollow: the worst cave-in in the history of mining.
- cavein — a hollow in the earth, especially one opening more or less horizontally into a hill, mountain, etc.
- descent — A descent is a movement from a higher to a lower level or position.
- drop-off — a vertical or very steep descent: The trail has a drop-off of several hundred feet.
adj plunging
- decollete — (on a piece of women's clothing) a bodice that has a very low neckline
- falling — to drop or descend under the force of gravity, as to a lower place through loss or lack of support.
- lessening — to become less.
- low-necked — (of a dress or other garment) cut low so as to leave the neck and shoulders exposed; décolleté.
adjective plunging
- descendent — coming or going downwards; descending
- descending — When a group of things is listed or arranged in descending order, each thing is smaller or less important than the thing before it.
- dipping — Present participle of dip.
- downward — Also, downwards. from a higher to a lower place or condition.
- dropping — a small quantity of liquid that falls or is produced in a more or less spherical mass; a liquid globule.
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