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.
were 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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In the Need to Know newsletter, Barbara Kollmeyer explained how one veteran trader was buying energy stocks even as oil prices were plummeting.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 18, 2026
Brown-spirit sales were plummeting in the U.S., and Jack, the CEO and majority owner, was worried about the company’s survival.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 10, 2026
Just look at the difference between the market on “Liberation Day” in April, when stocks were plummeting, and the first week of October, when they hit successive record highs.
From Barron's ● Nov. 26, 2025
Tickets that were initially going for more than $1,000 just to get in Yankee Stadium were plummeting in value as the Yankees took hit after hit.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2024
The air grew hotter and damper, as if they were plummeting into the throat of a massive dragon.
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
