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  2. 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...

  3. 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?

  4. Floundering definition: struggling, especially clumsily or helplessly. See examples of FLOUNDERING used in a sentence.

  5. 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:

  6. 4 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.

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