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plunging (in)

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present participle of plunge (in)

Synonyms & Antonyms of plunging (in)

as in falling (to), pitching in

Synonyms & Near Synonyms for plunging (in)

falling (to),
pitching in,
settling (down)

buckling (down to),
concentrating (on),
focusing (on)
(also focussing (on)),
knuckling down (to),
zeroing (in on)

pursuing,
taking up,
undertaking

addressing,
approaching,
facing

attacking,
diving (into),
tackling,
wading (in or into)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms for plunging (in)

avoiding,
evading,
shunning

dallying,
dawdling,
dillydallying,
fiddling (around),
fooling,
idling,
lagging,
messing,
monkeying (around),
playing,
poking,
pottering (around),
puttering (around),
trifling

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“Plunging (in).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plunging%20%28in%29. Accessed 7 Jul. 2022.

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