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plungings

/ˈplʌnd͡ʒɪŋz/

plungings is the plural of plunging.

Meaning of plunging

Noun

plunging (plural plungings)

  1. An occurrence of putting or sinking under water or other fluid.
  2. A headlong violent motion like that of a horse trying to throw its rider.
    • Like one who after a night of drunken revelry hies to his bed, still reeling, but with conscience yet pricking him, as the plungings of the Roman race-horse but so much the more strike his steel tags into him; […].1851, Herman Melville, Moby Dick; or The Whale

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Questions about plungings

What is plungings the plural of?
Plungings is the plural of plunging.
How do you pronounce plungings?
Plungings is pronounced /ˈplʌnd͡ʒɪŋz/.

Words near plungings in the dictionary

  1. plunging in
  2. plunging into
  3. plunging neckline
  4. plunging necklines
  5. plungingly
  6. plungings
  7. Plungė
  8. plunk
  9. plunked
  10. plunker
  11. plunkers

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