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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/about for a few seconds. Although his business was a success, his marriage was floundering. Richardson resigned as chairman, leaving the company floundering. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
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to experience great difficulties or be completely unable to...
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floundering definicja: 1. present participle of flounder 2....
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to experience great difficulties or be completely unable to...
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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.
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[intransitive] (+ adv./prep.) to struggle to move or get somewhere in water, mud, etc. She was floundering around in the deep end of the swimming pool. A man came floundering through the snow toward us.
noun. a clumsy, violent, or chaotic struggle: With many awkward flounderings, and much spluttering, I managed to keep barely afloat until I reached the shore. The floundering of the economy in the last decade has left many hardworking individuals without a job. Discover More. Other Words From. floun·der·ing·ly adverb. un·floun·der·ing adjective.
3 days ago · verb intransitive. 1. to struggle awkwardly to move, as in deep mud or snow; plunge about in a stumbling manner. 2. to speak or act in an awkward, confused manner, with hesitation and frequent mistakes. noun. 3. the act of floundering. Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition.
