plummet
noun
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.
plummeted
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past participleof plummet.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof plummet.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
plummetnouna piece of lead or some other weight attached to a line, used for determining perpendicularity, for sounding, etc.; the bob of a plumb line.
Example Sentences
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According to an annual government report, the number of wiretaps obtained by DHS — often to investigate drug trafficking — plummeted to 23 in 2025, from 133 the previous year.
From Salon ● Aug. 15, 2026
This past week, the rocket company’s shares plummeted almost 14% in one day, before soaring more than 20% from where they began by Friday.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026
His ratings plummeted further with a number of big-name players leaving on free transfers, including England duo Alessia Russo and Mary Earps, as well as Batlle.
From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026
Public support for a total ban on handguns in the home had plummeted.
From Slate ● Aug. 3, 2026
Walter R. Echo-Hawk writes that Indian landholdings in the US had plummeted to 156 million acres by 1881.
From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz
