- present participle of plummet.
plummeting
Example Sentences
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Along with the plummeting temperatures, some much-needed rainfall is on the way for England and Wales.
From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026
As the city contends with a string of challenges—declining snowfall and plummeting real-estate sales among them—it is the runway reconstruction that has become one of the hottest-button topics.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
The Philippines has struggled to restore routine childhood immunisation rates after years of plummeting coverage, which contributed to a polio resurgence in 2019 and recurring measles outbreaks.
From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026
The plane then hurtled into a nearly minute-long nosedive, plummeting almost three miles.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026
I eased into the bath, half expecting the bottom to give way beneath my feet, plummeting into an endless void.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
