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plunged

verb

Form of plunge , past tense of plunge.

Simple meaning

To dive, leap or rush.

Pronunciation

Say it like this:

pluhnjd
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IPA pronunciation (US)

ˈplʌndʒd

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Word Review

Definition

Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.

verb

  1. past tense of plunge

    To dive, leap or rush (into water or some liquid); to submerge oneself.

  2. past tense of plunge

    Immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate

  3. past tense of plunge

    To thrust into liquid, or into any penetrable substance; to immerse.

  4. past tense of plunge

    Thrust or throw into

Word Aura™

How this word commonly comes across.

This meaning: To dive, leap or rush (into water or some liquid); to submerge oneself.

Used this way, plunged is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.

Emotional tone
Neutral
Formality
Neutral
Intensity
Not strongly marked
How common
Moderately common
Connotation
No strong connotation
Usage feel
Neutral and straightforward

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Word Family

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Inflected forms

Grammatical variations of the same word.

  • plungeverbBase word

    Thrust or throw into.

Word family

Words built from the same root.

  • plungernounPerson or profession

    Someone who risks losses for the possibility of considerable gains.

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