plummeted; plummeting; plummets
1
: to fall perpendicularly
birds plummeted down
2
: to drop sharply and abruptly
prices plummeted
1
: plumb
also
: plumb line
2
: an abrupt drop : an instance of plummeting
a sharp plummet in prices
If in the final week of the season, the Mets were trying to stop a plummet off a cliff, they are now attempting to climb out of a dark, deep abyss …—
Judy Battista
Judy BattistaSynonyms
Examples of plummet in a Sentence
Verb
The acrobat plummeted into the net.
The car plummeted to the bottom of the canyon.
The satellite plummeted into the ocean.
Stock prices plummeted 40 percent during the scandal.
The TV show has plummeted in the ratings.
Temperatures are expected to plummet this weekend.
The town's population plummets when the students leave for the summer.
Recent Examples on the Web
Billy Bambrough, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
Saada may therefore have watched Canal+’s share price plummet 20% within hours (at time of writing the fall is around 13%) with alarm, although we are told the dip was largely expected among investors.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 20 Dec. 2024
But there isn't a trucker shortage; there's a retention crisis, the result of plummeting wages that can be traced back to the deregulation of the business, brought to us by another Democrat, Jimmy Carter, and his Motor Carrier Act of 1980.
—Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
Then, sometime in her mid-40s, her ability to tolerate alcohol plummeted.
—Deborah Netburn, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
See all Example Sentences for plummet 
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Verb
The bitcoin price has plummeted toward $90,000 per bitcoin, dragging the wider crypto market lower and wiping away around $500 billion worth of value from the $3.2 trillion crypto market.
—Billy Bambrough, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
Saada may therefore have watched Canal+’s share price plummet 20% within hours (at time of writing the fall is around 13%) with alarm, although we are told the dip was largely expected among investors.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 20 Dec. 2024
But there isn't a trucker shortage; there's a retention crisis, the result of plummeting wages that can be traced back to the deregulation of the business, brought to us by another Democrat, Jimmy Carter, and his Motor Carrier Act of 1980.
—Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
Then, sometime in her mid-40s, her ability to tolerate alcohol plummeted.
—Deborah Netburn, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
See all Example Sentences for plummet
Articles Related to plummet
Dictionary Entries Near plummet
Cite this Entry
“Plummet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/plummet. Accessed 26 Dec. 2024.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share