plummet
/ˈplʌmɪt/
US pronunciation
American sound/ˈplʌmɪt/
plummet
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Stress
- 1st syllable stress
- Vowel
- Short i vowel
- Ending
- Clear final sound
plum - met -> plummet
Myanmar meaning
plummet [plVmit] — (pt, ptp) plummeted — (v) (of a heavy weight) to fall or drop swiftly: ထိုးကျသည်။ စိုက်ကျသည်။ The rock plummeted to the bottom of the cliff. ကျောက်တုံးသည် ကျောက်တောင်အစွန်းမှ အောက်သို့ ထိုးကျသွားသည်။
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- plummet /'plʌmÇt/ n ငါးမျှားဖော့တွင် ဆွဲထားသော ခဲ။ v ထိုးစိုက်ကျသည်။ စောက်ထိုးကျသည်။ House prices have plummeted in this area.
- A single slip could send them plummeting down (the mountainside).
Synonyms
fall, plunge, drop, dive, tumble, nose-dive, crash down, capriole, collapse, crash, decline, decrease, descend, dip, downtrend, downturn, downward slope, drop down, drop-off, dump, free fall, free-fall, gambade, jump, leapfrog, leapfrogging, nose dive, nosedive, plumb bob, plumb line, plumb rule, pratfall, precipitate, saltation, sink, skid, slump, stoop, swoop
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