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Definition of plummet verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

plummet

verb

NAmE//ˈplʌmət//

[intransitive]Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they plummet

he / she / it plummets

past simple plummeted

-ing form plummeting

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to fall suddenly and quickly from a high level or position synonym plunge Share prices plummeted to an all-time low. Her spirits plummeted at the thought of meeting him again. The jet plummeted into a row of houses.

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