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Definitions
Wiktionary
- v. present participle of plummet.
Etymologies
- Middle English plomet, from Old French, ball of lead, diminutive of plom, plomb, sounding lead, from Latin plumbum.
Examples
“In “The Waking Life of Angels, †a woman is haunted by a recurring premonition; one of a person plummeting from a great height.”
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“With sales from that title plummeting, Activision said it will also shelve plans for a new "Guitar Hero" game it had intended to release later this year.”
The Wall Street Journal: For Activision, Hit 'Call of Duty' Not Enough to Save 'Guitar Hero'
“In what can best be described a minor miracle, a 15-month-old girl was left unscathed after plummeting from a 8-story apartment, bouncing off a cafe's awning and into the arms of a bewildered passerby in Paris, the Guardian is reporting.”
The Huffington Post: Baby Falls From 8th Floor Paris Apartment, Lives
“The people of Adrian's stories seem determined to live ordinary secular lives, despite the miracles that erupt into the everyday, as when a nineteenth-century farmboy begins seeing visions of people plummeting from a skyscraper.”
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“In New York City, that sent the number of students scoring proficient in English plummeting to 42% this year from 69% in 2009.”
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“Photographic records of WW II show B-24’s plummeting from the sky with two wings folded upward like those of a butterfly.”
“Now the Internet company has to live with the consequences -- namely a plummeting stock price and irritated investors.”
“For a proud franchise with a history of being competitive, the plummeting is a difficult reality to grasp.”
“Clearly the idea of plummeting off a mountain road, into”
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“But selling the shares will, naturally, send the price of the shares plummeting, which is something no company official wants.”
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