plummeting

plum·met

P p

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [pluhm-it]
- /ˈplʌm ɪt/
- /ˈplʌm.ɪt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pluhm-it]
- /ˈplʌm ɪt/

Definitions of plummeting word

noun plummeting Also called plumb bob. a piece of lead or some other weight attached to a line, used for determining perpendicularity, for sounding, etc.; the bob of a plumb line. 1
noun plummeting something that weighs down or depresses. 1
verb without object plummeting to plunge. 1

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Origin of plummeting

First appearance:

before 1350

One of the 20% oldest English words

1350-1400; (noun) Middle English plommet < Middle French, diminutive of plomb lead; (v.) derivative of the noun See plumb, -et

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Parts of speech for Plummeting

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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plummeting popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 75% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

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Synonyms for plummeting

noun plummeting

cave in — If something such as a roof or a ceiling caves in, it collapses inwards.
cave-in — a collapse, as of anything hollow: the worst cave-in in the history of mining.
cavein — a hollow in the earth, especially one opening more or less horizontally into a hill, mountain, etc.
descent — A descent is a movement from a higher to a lower level or position.
drop-off — a vertical or very steep descent: The trail has a drop-off of several hundred feet.

adj plummeting

lessening — to become less.

adjective plummeting

dipping — Present participle of dip.
dropping — a small quantity of liquid that falls or is produced in a more or less spherical mass; a liquid globule.
falling — to drop or descend under the force of gravity, as to a lower place through loss or lack of support.

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