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.
are plummeting
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present progressiveof plummet.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Smartphone and PC shipments are plummeting, but Apple and Dell are expected to keep revenue climbing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026
“Prices are plummeting downward,” the president told the American public and a joint session of Congress during his marathon State of the Union address.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 3, 2026
It’s why childhood vaccine rates in some places are plummeting and measles is on the rampage across the country.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 29, 2026
From elephants in tropical forests to hawksbill turtles off the Great Barrier Reef, populations are plummeting, according to a stocktake of the world's wildlife.
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2024
It’s not just the company slashing iPhone prices in China at a time when sales of the ubiquitous smartphone are plummeting there.
From Slate ● May 24, 2024
