plummetting

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A form of plummet — A piece of lead attached to a line, used in sounding the depth of water; a plumb bob or a plumb line.

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Meanings

verb
  1. UKgerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of plummet; alternative spelling of plummeting.

    Thousands of workers are being axed at car plants across the UK as plummetting sales force production cutbacks.

    2009 February 23, Dan Milmo, “Mandelson, the oligarch and a £25m bail-out plea”, in The Guardian
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APA

plummetting. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/plummetting

MLA

“plummetting.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/plummetting. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “plummetting,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/plummetting.

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