Vocabulary

Plunge

English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.

English meaning
jump or dive quickly and energetically.
Urdu meaning
چھلانگ لگانا، گرنا، غوطہ لگانا
Example sentences (from Dawn)

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  1. Saudi Arabia, after all, had sought a rapprochement with Iran before the region plunge d into war.The war has also accelerated certain trends that were already in play.
    Dawn Editorials — The fallout — 2026-04-20
  2. That didn`t happen.Decapitation of Iranian leaders was expected to plunge Iran into chaos.
    Dawn Editorials — No easy way out — 2026-04-06
  3. In this scenario, the disruption would worsen, plunge the global economy into chaos and threaten global food security.
    Dawn Editorials — Talk or escalate? — 2026-03-30
  4. But its ongoing asymmetric response is threatening to derail the global economy and plunge the region into more chaos.
    Dawn Editorials — Iran`s asymmetric warfare — 2026-03-15
  5. It`s an extremely dangerous situation that could plunge the entire region into a wider conflagration.It is particularly a challenging situation for Pakistan, which has a 900-kilometre-long border with Iran.
    Dawn Editorials — Gunboat diplomacy — 2026-01-14
Synonyms
jump, dive, hurl oneself, throw oneself, fling oneself, launch oneself, catapult oneself

Curator example
“our little daughters whooped as they plunged into the sea”

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