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 country was plunged into chaos ten years after Gaudí’s death. —CNN Money, 8 June 2026

Drain and immediately plunge into the ice water to stop the cooking. —Kelly McCarthy, ABC News, 8 June 2026

The Zambezi River plunges into a deep gorge, creating a massive curtain of water and a cloud of mist that can rise high into the air. —Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 8 June 2026

The second is going full out, plunging into the vacuum with such enthusiasm that dormant modes are made odd and affecting again. —Lauren Michele Jackson, New Yorker, 7 June 2026

Rhymes for plunge into

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