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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

plunge

/plʌnd͡ʒ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.49 in modern English

Syllables
plunge
IPA
/plʌnd͡ʒ/
9
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

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

Transitive verb

verb

To cast, stab or throw deep and fast into some thing, state, condition or action.

Transitive verb

verb

To baptize by immersion.

Obsolete; Transitive verb

verb

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

Intransitive verb

verb

To fall or rush headlong into some thing, action, state or condition.

Intransitive verb

verb

To pitch or throw oneself headlong or violently forward, as a horse does.

Intransitive verb

verb

To bet heavily and recklessly; to risk large sums in gambling.

Intransitive verb; Slang

verb

To entangle or embarrass (mostly used in past participle).

Intransitive verb; Obsolete

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle English plungen, ploungen, Anglo-Norman plungier, from Old French plongier, (Modern French plonger), from unattested Late Latin frequentative *plumbicō (“to throw a leaded line”), from plumbum (“lead”). Compare plumb, plounce.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: plungen, plungier, plongier, -

Usage

Inflected Forms

plunges (present, singular) plunging (participle, present) plunged (participle, past) plunged (past) plunges (plural)

Derived Forms

implunge plungeable replunge unplunge unplunged

Phrases

plunge bath plunge bra plunge in plunge into plunge pool plunge waterfall polar bear plunge take the plunge

Synonyms

slump plunger dip launch steep immerse engulf engross absorb soak up

Rhymes With

sponge grunge lunge expunge bunge younge longe gunge clunge munge blunge disponge

Questions

How do you pronounce plunge?
The recorded pronunciation is /plʌnd͡ʒ/.
What does plunge mean?
To thrust into liquid, or into any penetrable substance; to immerse.
Where does plunge come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce plunge

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