plummeting

plum·met  (plmt)

n.

1. See plumb bob.

2. Something that weighs down or oppresses; a burden.

intr.v. plum·met·ed, plum·met·ing, plum·mets

1. To fall straight down; plunge.

2. To decline suddenly and steeply: Stock prices plummeted.

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[Middle English plomet, from Old French, ball of lead, diminutive of plom, plomb, sounding lead, from Latin plumbum.]

Translations

plummeting [ˈplʌmɪtɪŋ] ADJ [prices, profits, sales] → que cae(n)en picado or (LAm) en picada; [popularity] → que se va a pique; [temperatures] → que baja(n)drásticamente

plummeting

adj prices, profits, sales → fallend; popularity also → schwindend; temperatures also → abnehmend