🇬🇧 Plummet meaning: English Vocabulary Flash Card

To plummet means to drop straight down very quickly and suddenly, like something falling from high in the sky or a person suddenly losing their balance and going down fast.

I tried to look cool on my bike, then immediately plummeted into a bush that was not impressed.

The tiny paper airplane I made plummeted so fast it set a new world record for shortest flight ever.

I watched my hopes of no homework plummet when the teacher rolled in a cart full of worksheets.

The robot I built took one brave step, then plummeted over, deciding life as a pile of parts was easier.

My bravery plummets every time I remember the spider that once waved at me from the bathtub.

The child on the pier watched the bright ball slip from his hands and plummet. It hit the rail, bounced, then plummet, plummet toward dark water. A gull touched it and the ball plummet again, splashing; it plummet under waves. People gasped. Later a soggy, muddy ball bobbed up and the child laughed.

This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.

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