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.
was plummeting
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past progressiveof plummet.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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She claimed that visitors' confidence was "plummeting and jeopardising the World Cup".
From BBC ● Feb. 11, 2026
D.C. students had the lowest scores of kids in any major urban district, and enrollment was plummeting.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 23, 2024
Her blood sugar was plummeting, and the beep came from a continuous glucose monitor attached to her abdomen.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 13, 2023
At the time, the regional bank’s stock was plummeting, a day after it disclosed it would take a big loss on government bonds it was selling to try to raise cash.
From Slate ● Mar. 17, 2023
Her gaze was magnetic; it pulled her down, down, until she was plummeting toward the earth, toward Taisin and through her.
From "Huntress" by Malinda Lo
