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flounder (verb)

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  • flounder — Ⅰ. flounder [1] ► VERB 1) stagger clumsily in mud or water. 2) have trouble doing or understanding something. USAGE On the confusion of flounder and founder, see the note at FOUNDER(Cf. ↑founder) …   English terms dictionary

  • flounder — UK US /ˈflaʊndər/ verb [I] ► to have serious financial or economic problems: »Stock markets all over the world are floundering due to the current recession. »In spite of a slight increase in exports, the economy continues to flounder. floundering …   Financial and business terms

  • flounder — verb 1) people were floundering in the water Syn: struggle, thrash, flail, twist and turn, splash, stagger, stumble, reel, lurch, blunder, squirm, writhe 2) she floundered, not knowing quite what to say Syn …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • flounder — verb 1) floundering in the water Syn: struggle, thrash, flail, twist and turn, splash, stagger, stumble, reel, lurch, blunder 2) she floundered, not knowing what to say Syn: struggle …   Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

  • flounder — [[t]fla͟ʊndə(r)[/t]] flounders, floundering, floundered (The plural form for meaning 4 can be either flounder or flounders.) 1) VERB If something is floundering, it has many problems and may soon fail completely. What a pity that his career was… …   English dictionary

  • flounder — I UK [ˈflaʊndə(r)] / US [ˈflaʊndər] verb [intransitive] Word forms flounder : present tense I/you/we/they flounder he/she/it flounders present participle floundering past tense floundered past participle floundered 1) to experience difficulties… …   English dictionary

  • flounder — I. noun (plural flounder or flounders) Etymology: Middle English, of Scandinavian origin; akin to Norwegian flundra flounder Date: 15th century flatfish; especially a marine fish of either of two families (Pleuronectidae and Bothidae) that… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • flounder — 1. noun Any of various flatfish of the family Pleuronectidae or Bothidae. 2. verb a) To flop around as a fish out of water. Robert yanked Connies leg vigorously, causing her to flounder and eventually fall. b) To make …   Wiktionary

  • flounder —    The verb for struggling or making mistakes probably evolved from a blend of founder (in the sense sink ) and blunder, perhaps influenced by the other flounder that is the name of a fish …   The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • flounder — floun|der1 [ flaundər ] verb intransitive 1. ) to feel confused and not know what to say or do next: Maureen floundered, trying to think of a response. 2. ) to move with great difficulty and in an uncontrolled way: The horses were floundering in… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • flounder — flounder1 verb 1》 stagger clumsily in mud or water. 2》 have trouble doing or understanding something. Derivatives flounderer noun Origin C16: perh. a blend of founder3 and blunder, or perh. symbolic. Usage On the confusion of flounder with …   English new terms dictionary

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