plunging

plunge  (plnj)

v. plunged, plung·ing, plung·es

v.tr.

1. To thrust or throw forcefully into a substance or place: "Plunge the lobsters, head first, into a large pot of rapidly boiling salted water" Craig Claiborne.

2. To cast suddenly, violently, or deeply into a given state or situation: "The street was plunged in cool shadow" Richard Wright.

v.intr.

1. To fall or throw oneself into a substance or place: We plunged into the icy mountain lake.

2. To throw oneself earnestly or wholeheartedly into an activity or situation: plunged into my studies.

3. To enter or move headlong through something: The hunting dogs plunged into the forest.

4. To descend steeply; fall precipitously: a cliff that plunges to the sea.

5. To move forward and downward violently: The rider plunged from the bucking horse.

6. To become suddenly lower; decrease dramatically: Stock prices plunged during the banking crisis.

7. To speculate or gamble extravagantly.

n.

1. The act or an instance of plunging.

2.

a. A place or area, such as a swimming pool, for diving or plunging.

b. A swim; a dip.

Idiom:

take the plunge Informal

To begin an unfamiliar venture, especially after hesitating: After a three-year engagement, they're finally taking the plunge.

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[Middle English plungen, from Old French plongier, from Vulgar Latin *plumbicre, to heave a sounding lead, from Latin plumbum, lead.]

Translations

plunging [ˈplʌndʒɪŋ] adj [neckline] → escotado

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plunging [ˈplʌndʒɪŋ] adj [neckline] → plongeant(e)

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plunging [ˈplʌndʒɪŋ] plunge adj plunging neckline → tiefer Ausschnitt m

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plunging [ˈplʌndʒɪŋ] adj [neckline] → profondo/a