Plunging

//ˈplʌn.d͡ʒɪŋ// adj, noun, verb

adj, noun, verb ·Moderate ·High school level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An occurrence of putting or sinking under water or other fluid.
  2. 2
    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; […]."

Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of plunge form-of, gerund, participle, present
Adjective
  1. 1
    That descends steeply. not-comparable
  2. 2
    Aimed from higher ground, as fire upon an enemy. not-comparable
  3. 3
    Very low-cut. not-comparable

Synonyms

All synonyms
abruptabysmalabyssaladvanceangular motionascending

Example

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"A powerful downdraft sent the plane plunging."

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plunging neckline

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