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plunging
transitive verb1: to cause to penetrate or enter quickly and forcibly into something <plunged the dagger>2: to cause to enter a state or course of action usually suddenly, unexpectedly, or violently <plunged the nation into economic depression>intransitive verb1: to thrust or cast oneself into or as if into water2 a: to become pitched or thrown headlong or violently forward and downward
; also : to move oneself in such a manner <plunged off the embankment> b: to act with reckless haste : enter suddenly or unexpectedly <plunges into project after project> c: to bet or gamble heavily and recklessly3: to descend or dip suddenly <the stock's value plunged>
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