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plummeted; plummeting; plummets
Definition of plummet
(Entry 1 of 2)
1 : to fall perpendicularly
birds plummeted down
2 : to drop sharply and abruptly
prices plummeted
plummet
nounDefinition of plummet (Entry 2 of 2)
2 : an abrupt drop : an instance of plummeting a sharp plummet in prices If in the final week of the season, the Mets were trying to stop a plummet off a cliff, they are now attempting to climb out of a dark, deep abyss …— Judy Battista
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