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    flounder
    /ˈflaʊndə/

    verb

    • 1. struggle or stagger clumsily in mud or water: "he was floundering about in the shallow offshore waters" Similar strugglethrashthreshflailOpposite make good progress

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishFLOUNDER | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    FLOUNDER definition: 1. to experience great difficulties or be completely unable to decide what to do or say next: 2. a…. Learn more.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › flounderFlounder Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of FLOUNDER is flatfish; especially : any of various marine fishes (families Pleuronectidae, Paralichthyidae, and Bothidae) that include important food fishes. How to use flounder in a sentence.

  4. www.dictionary.com › browse › flounderFLOUNDER Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Flounder definition: to struggle with stumbling or plunging movements (usually followed by about, along, on, through, etc.). See examples of FLOUNDER used in a sentence.

  5. www.thefreedictionary.com › flounderFlounder - definition of flounder by The Free Dictionary

    1. to struggle; to move with difficulty, as in mud. 2. to behave awkwardly; make mistakes. n. the act of floundering. [C16: probably a blend of founder 2 + blunder; perhaps influenced by flounder 2] Usage: Flounder is sometimes wrongly used where founder is meant: the project foundered (not floundered) because of a lack of funds. flounder.

  6. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryFLOUNDER | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    to experience great difficulties or be completely unable to decide what to do or say next: He lost the next page of his speech and floundered around for a few seconds. Although his business was a success, his marriage was floundering. Richardson resigned as chairman, leaving the company floundering.

  7. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › FlounderFlounder - Wikipedia

    A flounder's diet consists mainly of fish spawn, crustaceans, polychaetes and small fish. Flounder typically grow to a length of 22–60 centimeters (8.7–23.6 in), and as large as 95 centimeters (37 in).

  8. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishFLOUNDER definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    If you flounder in water or mud, you move in an uncontrolled way, trying not to sink. Three men were floundering about in the water. [ VERB adverb/preposition ]

  9. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › flounderFlounder - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    A flounder is a flat fish with both eyes on one side of its head; and, as a verb, to flounder is to wobble around like a fish out of water.

  10. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitionflounder verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    Definition of flounder verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  11. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishFLOUNDER | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

    FLOUNDER definition: 1. to make wild movements with your arms or body, especially because you are trying not to sink 2…. Learn more.