plummet meaning

plummet as a verb

1. drop sharply
   • The stock market plummeted

   Synonyms: plump

   Type of: drop

plummet as a noun

1. the metal bob of a plumb line

   Synonyms: plumb bob, plumb

   Type of: bob

plummet in a sentence

• Sales will surely plummet without this change.
• Cross-border trade has plummeted during the recession.
• Since the scandal, our sales have been plummeting.
• In the frigid, autumnal air, icy droplets plummeted to the ground.
• Their readership plummeted to almost zero.

How to pronounce plummet

plummet is pronounced /ˈplʌmət/ in American English. It has 2 syllables, with the stress on the first syllable.

Words that rhyme with plummet

• summit