Definition of plummet
: plumb;
also
: plumb line
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Recent Examples of plummet from the Web
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Comcast, which has seen its stock plummet more than 15% since news of a potential bid, slipped 3 cents, to $31.48.
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Crucial revenues from oil have declined as production plummets, and hyperinflation is expected to reach 13,000 percent this year.
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The Padres, certainly, must hope Monday was a blip in the market and not the begnning of a plummet.
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And in a new study, scientists have pinpointed the age at which your chances of reaching total fluency plummet: 10.
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Izea, an Orlando area advertising technology company that’s been considered a success story, saw its stock on NASDAQ plummet for two days in a row after acknowledging a potential multi-million dollar error in its financial reporting.
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Once a red-carpet staple, Marchesa saw its popularity plummet in the wake of the Weinstein scandal, especially after stories suggested that Weinstein had pressured actresses in his films to wear his wife’s dresses.
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The scandals are creating political headaches for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who has seen his support rate plummet.
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This is what the crowd looked like at the Brickyard 400 This is undoubtedly another blow for an event that has seen attendance plummet in recent years.
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Origin and Etymology of plummet
Middle English plomet, from Anglo-French plumet, plomet, from plum lead, lead weight — more at plumb
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First Known Use: 14th century
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Definition of plummet
plummeted;
plummeting;
plummets
1
: to fall perpendicularly
- birds plummeted down
2
: to drop sharply and abruptly
- prices plummeted
Examples of plummet in a Sentence
The acrobat plummeted into the net.
The car plummeted to the bottom of the canyon.
The satellite plummeted into the ocean.
Stock prices plummeted 40 percent during the scandal.
The TV show has plummeted in the ratings.
Temperatures are expected to plummet this weekend.
The town's population plummets when the students leave for the summer.
Recent Examples of plummet from the Web
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Xiaomi’s smartphone market share could plummet again, eventually dragging down the number of internet users.
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Because here's the fascinating thing to notice: Throughout this saga, Comcast's share price has been plummeting.
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Statewide, 58 percent met the threshold grade, plummeting from 89 percent four years before.
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As prices for live animals skyrocketed, captive populations grew and wild ones plummeted.
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The number of refinancings has been plummeting nationwide as interest rates inch up.
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The number of refinancings has been plummeting nationwide as interest rates inch up.
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Hoskins has seen his OPS plummet nearly 300 points during his month-long slump.
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Every 10 minutes or so, a thunderclap rang out and a chunk of ice plummeted from the Margerie's mile-wide blue face, creating an epic splash.
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First Known Use of plummet
1845
plummet Synonyms
Synonyms
crash, decline, descend, dip, dive, drop, fall, lower, nose-dive, plunge, sink, skid, tumble;
Near Antonyms
accumulate, balloon, build, burgeon (also bourgeon), enlarge, escalate, expand, grow, increase, intensify, mushroom, pick up, snowball, swell, wax;
Related Words
abate, decrease, de-escalate, die (down), diminish, droop, dwindle, ebb, lessen, let up, moderate, subside, taper off, wane;
PLUMMET Defined for English Language Learners
plummet
Definition of plummet for English Language Learners
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: to fall suddenly straight down especially from a very high place
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: to fall or drop suddenly in amount, value, etc.
PLUMMET Defined for Kids
Definition of plummet for Students
plummeted;
plummeting
: to fall straight down
- The satellite plummeted toward the ocean.
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