plunging

Pluralplungings

1. 1
   verb

   Present participle of plunge. Use this form for the action happening now, or as a noun for the action itself.

   The diver kept plunging into the lake again and again.

   Plunging into cold water can take your breath away.

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2. 2
   adjective

   Going down at a very steep angle.

   Like a cliff that drops straight down to the water below.

   The plunging cliff dropped straight into the sea.

   We looked down the plunging slope before starting to ski.

   Similarsteep, precipitous, sheer

   Oppositegentle, gradual

3. 3
   adjective

   Cut very low at the front, showing much of the chest.

   The actress chose a plunging gown for the premiere.

   Her plunging neckline was the talk of the party.

   Similarlow, revealing, deep

   Oppositehigh, modest

4. 4
   nouncountable or uncountable

   The act of going down or sinking into water or another liquid.

   The plunging of the diver into the pool was almost silent.

   Each plunging beneath the surface tested the new diving suit.

   Similarimmersion, submersion, dip, dive

   Oppositesurfacing, emergence

5. 5
   adjective

   Aimed down at an enemy from higher ground.

   Like throwing rocks down onto someone from the top of a hill.

   The fort's plunging fire swept the valley below.

   Soldiers below could not escape the plunging gunfire from the ridge.

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6. 6
   noununcountable

   A sudden, wild forward movement, like a horse trying to throw off its rider.

   Like a bull jumping and twisting hard to throw off its rider.

   The horse's wild plunging nearly threw her from the saddle.

   He held on tight through the pony's sudden plunging.

   Similarbucking, lunging, lurching, pitching

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