plunging
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plunging
- /ˈplʌn.d͡ʒɪŋ/
Rhymes with -ʌndʒɪŋ
verb
- present participle and gerund of plunge
adjective
- That descends steeply.
- Aimed from higher ground, as fire upon an enemy.
- Very low-cut.
noun plungings
- An occurrence of putting or sinking under water or other fluid.
- A headlong violent motion like that of a horse trying to throw its rider. Like one who after a night of drunken revelry hies to his bed, still reeling, but with conscience yet pricking him, as the plungings of the Roman race-horse but so much the more strike his steel tags into him; […].
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: dunk, douse, immerse, dive, dump, launch, engulf, absorb, plunk, steep, dip, souse, engross, diving, sinking, plummeting
Talk about this word "plunging." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/plunging. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. plunging. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/plunging "plunging." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/plunging.Cite this
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title = {plunging},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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