What is the meaning for plummeting?

1 : to fall perpendicularly birds plummeted down. 2 : to drop sharply and abruptly prices plummeted. plummet.

What is the antonym of falling off?

active. agitated. alert. energetic.

What is the antonym of toppled?

Antonyms for topple. get up, rise, stand (up), uprise.

What is the difference between plummet and plunge?

“Plummet” is usually used when something drops quickly or suddenly. Example: “He suddenly plummeted to his death.” “Plunge” is more versatile. It can be used in a number of different contexts, usually meaning to enter quickly. Example: “He plunged the stick into the mud.” “She plunged into the deep end of the pool.”

How do you use plummet in a sentence?

The acrobat plummeted into the net. The car plummeted to the bottom of the canyon. The satellite plummeted into/toward the ocean.

What does it mean to topple over?

(idiomatic) To fall over (to fall from an upright or standing position to a horizontal or prone position).

What is the same as toppled?

If someone or something topples somewhere or if you topple them, they become unsteady or unstable and fall over. He just released his hold and toppled slowly backwards. Synonyms: fall over, fall, collapse, tumble More Synonyms of topple. transitive verb.

What is the same meaning of topple?

: to fall from or as if from being top-heavy. transitive verb. 1 : to cause to topple. 2a : overthrow sense 2 topple a dictator. b : defeat sense 1.

What is the present tense of plummet?

plummets
plummet ​Definitions and Synonyms
present tense
I/you/we/theyplummet
he/she/itplummets
present participleplummeting
past tenseplummeted

How do you pronounce plumet?

How do you pronounce Plummetted?

Can plummet be used as a noun?

Noun. (archaic) A piece of lead formerly used by school children to rule paper for writing (that is, to mark with rules, with lines). Violent or dramatic fall.

How do you pronounce Plung?