plunge
verb (used with object)
to cast or thrust forcibly or suddenly into something, as a liquid, a penetrable substance, a place, etc.; immerse; submerge.
was plunging
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past progressiveof plunge.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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When gold was plunging on Friday in its worst day in 46 years, some investors took out options bets that the yellow metal could reach $20,000.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 3, 2026
Singh rose to political prominence as India's finance minister in 1991, taking over as the country was plunging into bankruptcy.
From BBC ● Dec. 26, 2024
“Anytime we felt like the film was plunging too long into tragedy, we wanted to do something organic to lift the audience up,” adds Gardley.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 17, 2023
When the stock market was plunging a year ago as the pandemic panic rocked global stock markets, for example, Robinhood investors didn’t dump their holdings, as the stereotype of “dumb money” would suggest.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 31, 2021
Just as she figured out that the Lysander was plunging earthward in a screaming dive, the increased gravity knocked her cold again.
From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein
