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plummeting Definition


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plummet
verb
    intr
    plummeted, plummeting
    1. To fall or drop rapidly; to plunge or hurtle downwards.
      Thesaurus: plunge, fall, nosedive, swoop, tumble, crash; Antonym: soar.
noun
    1. The weight on a plumbline or fishing-line.
Etymology: 14c: from French plommet ball of lead, diminutive of plomb lead.



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