plunge into

verb

plunged into; plunging into; plunges into

1

: to push (something) into (something) quickly and forcefully

He plunged the knife into the cake.

I plunged the sponge into the bucket of water.

2

: to start doing (something) with enthusiasm and energy

She plunged (right) into the assignment.

3

: to suddenly begin to be in (a particular and usually bad condition or situation)

He plunged into a severe depression.

4

: to cause (someone or something) to suddenly be in (a particular condition or situation)

A series of bad management decisions had plunged the company into debt.

The author plunges his readers into a world of fantasy.

Examples of plunge into in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The Dodgers were plunging into a purgatory of irrelevance from which seemingly nobody could save them. — Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026

Once inside the building, they are plunged into an atmosphere that is part fun house, part art gallery and part museum, with surprises — and the odd shock — along the way. — Miles Socha, Footwear News, 30 Sep. 2026

Take in the towering cliffs plunging into the Gulf from Cap Bon Ami in Forillon National Park. — Maryam Siddiqi, Travel + Leisure, 28 Sep. 2026

The plane, an MK-58 Hawker Hunter, plunged into the water after the pilot reported trouble while flying off California's Central Coast on Tuesday evening, ABC News reported. — Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 24 Sep. 2026

Rhymes for plunge into

• hullabaloo
• accrue
• ado
• ainu
• aircrew
• airscrew
• anew
• askew
• baboo
• babu
• bamboo
• beaucoup