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

Nine years later, a helicopter flying a radio traffic reporter over the city for a live rush-hour broadcast plunged into the Hudson River, killing her and critically injuring the pilot. — ABC News, 17 Sep. 2026

For the past decade or more, conventional wisdom has held that the United States and China were plunging into a new Cold War that would carry (as the old Cold War did) palpable risks of turning hot. — Zachary Karabell, Washington Post, 16 Sep. 2026

Only six months later, another helicopter Dornacker was riding in plunged into the Hudson River in the middle of a live report. — Karina Tsui, CNN Money, 16 Sep. 2026

Bravo immediately halted production, and one of its most popular series was plunged into uncertainty. — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 16 Sep. 2026

Rhymes for plunge into

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