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plunging

UK
/ˈplʌndʒɪŋ/
US
/ˈplʌndʒɪŋ/
plunging back
plunging down
plunging in

Translations

plunginggerund / present participle
UK
/ˈplʌndʒɪŋ/
US
/ˈplʌndʒɪŋ/
Used of garments or trends that are falling or low-cut.
plongeantSe dit surtout d’un décolleté ou d’un vêtement très échancré.
She wore a dress with a plunging neckline to the gala.
Elle portait une robe à décolleté plongeant pour le gala.
Additional translations
en chute libreS’emploie pour une baisse ou une chute rapide et marquée.
Synonyms
plummeting
falling
diving
tumbling
dipping
nose-diving
steep
precipitous
sheer
abrupt
sudden
descending
plungingnoun
plungings
pl
Gerund: the act or process of plunging.
chute brutalePour une baisse soudaine ou une descente rapide, notamment en contexte abstrait ou météorologique.
The plunging of temperatures caught the farmers off guard.
La chute brutale des températures a pris les agriculteurs au dépourvu.
Additional translations
plongéePour le sens concret de plongée ou de chute en profondeur.
Synonyms
plunge
dive
drop
descent
fall
immersion
submersion
dunk
swoop
tumble
plungeverb

plunging

Gerund

plunged
Past Simple
plunged
Past Participle
plunging
Gerund
UK
/plʌndʒ/
US
/plʌndʒ/
The children plunged into the pool with loud splashes.
Les enfants ont plongé dans la piscine en faisant de grandes éclaboussures.
The stock market plunged after the unexpected economic news.
Le marché boursier a chuté après la nouvelle économique inattendue.
He plunged the knife into the thick steak.
Il a enfoncé le couteau dans le steak épais.
Additional translations
plongerSens figuré, avec un complément introduit par « dans ».
Synonyms
dive
jump
fall
descend
submerge
drop
sink
plummet
Antonyms
ascend
rise
soar

Definitions

plunginggerund / present participle
Describing a neckline or garment that is very low-cut, often revealing a significant amount of skin.
She wore a dress with a plunging neckline to the gala.
Describing something that is rapidly decreasing or falling sharply.
The stock market experienced a plunging decline after the announcement.
plungingnoun
The act or process of plunging; a sudden dive or fall.
The plunging of temperatures caught the farmers off guard.
plungeverb
To jump or dive quickly and energetically.
The children plunged into the pool with loud splashes.
To fall or drop suddenly in amount, value, or rate.
The stock market plunged after the unexpected economic news.
To push or thrust quickly and forcefully.
He plunged the knife into the thick steak.
To suddenly experience a difficult or unpleasant situation.
She was plunged into despair after hearing the bad news.
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