nosediving
present participle ofnosedive
nosedive
verb[I]
uk/ˈnəʊz.daɪv/us/ˈnoʊz.daɪv/tosuddenlyfallto thegroundwith thefrontpointingdown:
Spectators in thecrowdwatchedinhorroras theplanenosedived.
tosuddenlyfallinvalue,quicklyand by alargeamount:
Housepricesnosedived withoutwarning.
Moving downwards
- base jumping
- cascade
- descend
- dive
- drop/fall/sink like a stoneidiom
- fall
- fall down
- flop
- freefall
- go down
- parachute
- pronate
- pronation
- put
- putsomething/someonedown
- rain(something)down
- setsomethingdown
- spiral
- stone
- touch
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Becoming and making smaller or less
Examplesofnosediving
nosediving
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
However, on the way in is relatively simple, as the athlete must only prevent the board fromnosediving.
From
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.While the plane isnosediving, the four prepare for death.
FromThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.It was airborne for over 100 m beforenosedivinginto the ground and disintegrating as it somersaulted along the edge of the track.
FromThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.It was airborne for more than 100 m beforenosedivinginto the ground and disintegrating as it somersaulted along the edge of the track.
FromThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.However, with rubber prices ruling high and vanilla pricesnosediving, the original agricultural pattern is seen reemerging.
FromThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The male also sings with rising and falling notes consisting of trilled whistles and clicks that have been transcribed as a "tee-tee-tee" followed by a prolonged "tee-hoo" whilenosediving.
FromThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
- beanbag
- bean counter
- bean-counter
- bean curd
- bean-curd
- be an easy mark
- be-an-easy-mark
- be an effort
- be-an-effort
- beanfeast
- beanie
- be a nine days' wonder
- be-a-nine-days-wonder
- be an item
- be-an-item
- beano
- be (a) no go
- be-a-no-go
- be another/a different kettle of fish
- be-another-a-different-kettle-of-fish
- be another matter/thing
- be-another-matter-thing
- be another story
- be-another-story
- bean paste