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Synonyms for plunging

Grammar : Adj
Spell : pluhnj
Phonetic Transcription : plʌndʒ


Définition of plunging

Origin :
  • late 14c., "to put or thrust violently into," also intransitive, from Old French plongier "plunge, sink into; plunge into, dive in" (mid-12c., Modern French plonger), from Vulgar Latin *plumbicare "to heave the lead," from Latin plumbum "lead" (see plumb (n.)). Original notion perhaps is of a sounding lead or a fishing net weighted with lead. Related: Plunged; plunging. Plunging neckline attested from 1949.
  • adj low
Example sentences :
  • These two plunging spots in the black void of night he must keep aligned.
  • Extract from : « The Cruise of the Dry Dock » by T. S. Stribling
  • The other two who were not wounded, plunging into the forest, also effected their escape.
  • Extract from : « King Philip » by John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot) Abbott
  • I'm going to go you, though I think you're plunging on a hundred-to-one shot.
  • Extract from : « Cape Cod Stories » by Joseph C. Lincoln
  • The plunging car, with accelerator full on, would be out of control.
  • Extract from : « The Mind Master » by Arthur J. Burks
  • Then he set off, and, plunging into the throng, was swept through the gates with the crowd.
  • Extract from : « Anabasis » by Xenophon
  • Outside the reef, plunging and rolling heavily, was a small steamer.
  • Extract from : « The Island Mystery » by George A. Birmingham
  • Were we plunging rashly into what was destined to mean our death?
  • Extract from : « Astounding Stories of Super-Science, May, 1930 » by Various
  • “Shouldst have liked to wed,” said Blanche, plunging into the matter.
  • Extract from : « Clare Avery » by Emily Sarah Holt
  • The plunging torrent of sound whelmed the mind and stilled the tongue.
  • Extract from : « The Long Roll » by Mary Johnston
  • The start and plunging were unusual, and the rider looked to see the reason.
  • Extract from : « The Long Roll » by Mary Johnston

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