diving

verb

present participle of dive
1
as in plunging
to cast oneself head first into deep water we watched her dive in after the drowning man

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2
as in falling
to go to a lower level especially abruptly sales figures for existing homes dived dramatically when mortgage rates skyrocketed

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Recent Examples of diving The group was diving in the Golfo Nuevo around the Hu Shun Yu 809 artificial reef. — Christine Pelisek, PEOPLE, 7 July 2026 For Justin Kluivert’s, Bounou fell over in stages while diving the wrong way, but the Dutch forward hit the post anyway. — Stuart James, New York Times, 7 July 2026 Disney is diving into a series adaptation of the 2006 mermaid movie Aquamarine. — Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 25 June 2026 Greenspan was on a flight when the Dow was diving by 508 points. — Hersh Shefrin, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026 Norway has launched the first expedition of its new robot submarine capable of diving nearly 20,000 feet (6,000 meters) below the ocean surface in a major step toward mapping its deep-sea regions. — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 22 June 2026 This review is more about the home user experience than diving down into the murky depths of geekdom to verify manufacturer claims. — Paul Ridden june 22, New Atlas, 22 June 2026 Right now, Di Mondo says the team is diving into the books and figuring out the storytelling, but casting buzz is already starting. — Ellise Shafer, Variety, 15 June 2026 Directed by Underwater writer Brian Duffield, Whalefall stars Abrams as Jay Gardiner, who goes diving off the central coast of California in search of his dad's remains. — Derek Lawrence, Entertainment Weekly, 9 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for diving
  1. plunging
  2. falling
  3. dipping
  4. tumbling
  5. declining
  6. dropping
  7. sinking
  8. plummeting
Verb
  • Zendaya embraced her ethereal character by wearing a custom ivory Jacquemus draped gown with a simple halter neck and low-plunging back for a photo call in London.
    — Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 12 July 2026
  • London designer Talia Byre bridged the gap between both silhouettes with her extra-large, striped polo shirt-dress with its plunging v-neck.
    — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 11 July 2026
Definition of plunging
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  • Try to find a place that will block blowing or falling debris.
    — CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 16 July 2026
  • Snow rooms, enclosed caverns of ice and snow, sometimes incorporating gently falling flakes, are the latest at-home flex for some of the world’s wealthiest, according to the New York Times.
    — Elizabeth Fazzare, Architectural Digest, 15 July 2026
Definition of falling
Verb
  • The cool mountain air offers a refreshing escape from muggy summer temperatures, with daytime highs typically hovering around 75 degrees Fahrenheit before dipping to the low 60s in the evening, so be sure to pack a light sweater.
    — Alexandra Emanuelli, Travel + Leisure, 13 July 2026
  • Messi’s outswinging corner was typically on the money, dipping and swerving deliciously over the first man and into a dangerous pocket of space.
    — Stuart James, New York Times, 12 July 2026
Definition of dipping
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  • The pickup appeared to veer off the roadway before tumbling down the mountainside and eventually coming to rest at the bottom of the cliff, according to the California Highway Patrol (CHP).
    — Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 13 July 2026
  • Something, oh, like a roly-poly, 73-year-old manager tumbling ass over teakettle, as the old-timers say, when a bat thrown by Vladimir Guerrero clipped his left hip.
    — Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 13 July 2026
Definition of tumbling
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  • MedStar Washington Hospital Center cites financial pressure and declining birth rates.
    — Kendall Staton, Washington Post, 17 July 2026
  • Pascal launched in June and remains in private beta, with the company declining to disclose current trading volumes.
    — Camila Grigera Naón, Fortune, 16 July 2026
Definition of declining
Verb
  • The defeat was the A’s 10th straight while dropping 14 of their last 15.
    — Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 18 July 2026
  • The next phase in the F-15EX’s air-to-ground certification process will involve loading and dropping live munitions.
    — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 18 July 2026
Definition of dropping
Verb
  • When first responders arrived, some people were in the water, others were on the sinking boat, and others were falling into the water, Crispen said.
    — Phil Helsel, NBC news, 15 July 2026
  • Des Jardins is looking for atmospheric gravity waves, which are essentially ripples of rising and sinking air in the atmosphere.
    — Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 15 July 2026
Definition of sinking
Verb
  • The incentives ended in September, and EV sales spiked to roughly 10% of all vehicles sold that month before plummeting later in the year.
    — Michael Wayland, CNBC, 8 July 2026
  • Ever wonder how actors recreate a cargo plane plummeting to the ground?
    — Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 3 July 2026
Definition of plummeting

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