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verb [ I ] uk / ˈflaʊn.də r/ us / ˈflaʊn.dɚ /. 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.
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.
FLOUNDER definition: 1. to experience great difficulties or be completely unable to decide what to do or say next: 2. a…. Learn more.
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.
[intransitive] to have a lot of problems and to be in danger of failing completely. At that time the industry was floundering. The new democracy there continues to flounder. Topics Difficulty and failure c2. [intransitive] + adv./prep. to struggle to move or get somewhere in water, mud, etc.
4 days ago · 1. verb. If something is floundering, it has many problems and may soon fail completely. What a pity that his career was left to flounder. [VERB] The economy was floundering. [VERB] Synonyms: falter, struggle, stall, slow down More Synonyms of flounder. 2. verb.
Synonyms for FLOUNDERING: failing, struggling, dying, languishing, declining, unsuccessful, bankrupt, depressed; Antonyms of FLOUNDERING: successful, thriving, flourishing, booming, healthy, golden, prosperous, roaring.
