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verb. floundered; floundering ˈflau̇n-d (ə-)riŋ. intransitive verb. 1. : to struggle to move or obtain footing : thrash about wildly. The poor horse was floundering in the mud. 2. : to proceed or act clumsily or ineffectually. the normally surefooted governor floundered a moment like a prize pupil caught unprepared Time. Did you know?
verb (used without object) to struggle with stumbling or plunging movements (usually followed by about, along, on, through, etc.): He saw the child floundering about in the water. to struggle clumsily or helplessly: He floundered helplessly on the first day of his new job. Synonyms: muddle, waver, falter. to be in imminent danger of failure:
FLOUNDER definition: 1. to experience great difficulties or be completely unable to decide what to do or say next: 2. a…. Learn more.
[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 towards us. Word Origin. See flounder in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Check pronunciation: flounder.
flounder. verb [ I ] us / ˈflaʊn.dɚ / uk / ˈflaʊn.də r/. Add to word list. Add to word list. 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.
5 days ago · 5 meanings: 1. to struggle; to move with difficulty, as in mud 2. to behave awkwardly; make mistakes 3. the act of floundering.... Click for more definitions.
verb. move clumsily or struggle to move, as in mud or water. synonyms: stagger. see more. verb. behave awkwardly; have difficulties. “She is floundering in college” see more. noun. any of various European and non-European marine flatfish. see more. noun. flesh of any of various American and European flatfish. see more. Pronunciation. US.
