[{"word":"plunging","phonetic":"/ˈplʌndʒɪŋ/","phonetics":[{"text":"/ˈplʌndʒɪŋ/","audio":""}],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"To thrust into liquid, or into any penetrable substance; to immerse.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"to plunge the body into water"},{"definition":"To cast, stab or throw into some thing, state, condition or action.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"to plunge a dagger into the breast;   to plunge a nation into war"},{"definition":"To baptize by immersion.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To dive, leap or rush (into water or some liquid); to submerge oneself.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"he plunged into the river"},{"definition":"To fall or rush headlong into some thing, action, state or condition.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"to plunge into debt;   to plunge into controversy"},{"definition":"To pitch or throw oneself headlong or violently forward, as a horse does.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To bet heavily and recklessly; to risk large sums in gambling.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To entangle or embarrass (mostly used in past participle).","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To overwhelm, overpower.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"partOfSpeech":"noun","definitions":[{"definition":"An occurrence of putting or sinking under water or other fluid.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"A headlong violent motion like that of a horse trying to throw its rider.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"partOfSpeech":"adjective","definitions":[{"definition":"That descends steeply.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"Aimed from higher ground, as fire upon an enemy.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/plunge","https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/plunging"]}]