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Rareplummet
The correct spelling is plummet.
How to pronounce plummet
/ˈplʌm.ət/
nounIPA: /ˈplʌm.ət/
Say it like: Plu-mme-t
The correct spelling is plummet. A piece of lead attached to a line, used in sounding the depth of water, a plumb bob or a plumb line For example: "After its ascent, the arrow plummeted to earth."
Usage Examples
“After its ascent, the arrow plummeted to earth.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.A piece of lead attached to a line, used in sounding the depth of water, a plumb bob or a plumb line
- 2.Hence, any weight
- 3.A piece of lead formerly used by school children to rule paper for writing (that is, to mark with rules, with lines)
- 4.A plummet line, a line with a plummet; a sounding line
- 5.Violent or dramatic fall
verb
- 1.To drop swiftly, in a direct manner; to fall quickly.
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