plunge into

verb

plunged into; plunging into; plunges into

1

: to push (something) into (something) quickly and forcefully

He plunged the knife into the cake.

I plunged the sponge into the bucket of water.

2

: to start doing (something) with enthusiasm and energy

She plunged (right) into the assignment.

3

: to suddenly begin to be in (a particular and usually bad condition or situation)

He plunged into a severe depression.

4

: to cause (someone or something) to suddenly be in (a particular condition or situation)

A series of bad management decisions had plunged the company into debt.

The author plunges his readers into a world of fantasy.

Examples of plunge into in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

When that bubble burst in the Panic of 1893, a third of railroads went bust, more than 500 banks failed, and the economy plunged into a four-year depression. — Ming Lu, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2026

Maza is next plunging into a new format for him, the mockumentary. — Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 22 Oct. 2026

Yemen first plunged into civil war in 2014, when the Houthis seized Sanaa and much of northern Yemen and forced the government into exile. — Jill Lawless, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026

Mitt’s old fishing buddy Hewey (John Ortiz) tells Jay that his father plunged into the ocean at the edge of a steep underwater canyon off Monastery Beach, so that’s where Jay is headed. — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 14 Oct. 2026

Rhymes for plunge into

• hullabaloo
• accrue
• ado
• ainu
• aircrew
• airscrew
• anew
• askew
• baboo
• babu
• bamboo
• beaucoup