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

The total solar eclipse will take place on August 12, when millions of sky-gazers will, for a few brief minutes, see the world plunged into darkness as the moon passes directly in front of our star. — Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 6 Aug. 2026

When the fandom gets pissed, the creator gets caught in the chaos and the corporation fights back, every side is plunged into a paranoid conspiracy. — Kyle MacNeill, Rolling Stone, 6 Aug. 2026

The soccer world has been plunged into turmoil in the last week following the proposal by Infantino and FIFA to set up a separate entity – which would include private investors – to control the commercial and operational rights of the World Cup. — Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 5 Aug. 2026

The bus, which was carrying passengers from Sétif to the Algerian capital, skidded in the locality of El Karma, about 50 kilometers (30 miles) from Algiers, before plunging into a deep ravine. — ABC News, 31 July 2026

Rhymes for plunge into

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