- present participle of plummet.
plummeting
Example Sentences
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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 was diverted to Saudi Arabia after plummeting 17,000ft in less than two minutes.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
The two pushed for a programming overhaul, sending ticket sales plummeting.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
Worsley stepped off into the air, plummeting downward with the rope whipping through his hands.
From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong
