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- pronunciation:
- pluh
miht
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intransitive verb |
| inflections: |
plummets, plummeting, plummeted |
| definition: |
to fall down very sharply and quickly.
Temperatures are expected to plummet overnight.The rocket failed and the spacecraft plummeted to earth.- synonyms:
- plunge
- antonyms:
- skyrocket, soar
- similar words:
- crash, dive, drop, fall, pitch, slump, swoop, tumble
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| related words: |
crash, drop |
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