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to plummet
01
to fall to the ground rapidly
Intransitive
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
Movement verb
Regular
Present tense
plummet
3rd person singular
plummets
Present participle
plummeting
Past simple
plummeted
Past participle
plummeted
Examples
The elevator malfunctioned and began to plummet to the ground, causing panic among the passengers.
02
to decline in amount or value in a sudden and rapid way
Intransitive
Examples
After the disappointing earnings report, the company 's stock value began to plummet.
Plummet
01
the metal bob of a plumb line
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Inanimate
Composition
Simple
Countable
Plural form
plummets
