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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He was twice rushed to the hospital after his throat closed, he couldn’t breathe and his blood pressure plummeted — a severe allergic reaction called anaphylaxis.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2026
Passengers described rushing the cockpit after the plane suddenly plummeted, losing around 17,000 feet of altitude in the span of a minute, according to the Flightradar24 website.
From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026
Ticket prices for the tour plummeted as well.
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026
The monthly amount of stolen benefits the state has reimbursed residents plummeted from nearly $21 million in January 2024 to $4.3 million in July 2026.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026
The minute the sun went down, the temperature in the stone rooms plummeted.
From "Habibi" by Naomi Shihab Nye
