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   flounder

   /ˈflaʊndə/

   verb

   • 1. struggle or stagger clumsily in mud or water: "he was floundering about in the shallow offshore waters" Similar strugglethrashthreshflailtoss and turntwist and turnpitchsplashstaggerstumblefalterlurchblunderfumblegropesquirmwritheOpposite make good progress
   • ▪ struggle mentally; show or feel great confusion: "she floundered, not knowing quite what to say" Similar struggle mentallybe out of one's depthbe in the darkhave difficultybe confoundedbe confusedbe dumbfoundedinformal:scratch one's headbe flummoxedbe cluelessbe foxedbe fazedbe flooredbe beaten
   • ▪ be in serious difficulty: "many firms are floundering" Similar struggle financiallybe in dire straitsface financial ruinbe in difficultiesface bankruptcy/insolvencyOpposite prosper

   Word Origin late 16th century: perhaps a blend of founder3 and blunder, or perhaps symbolic, fl- frequently beginning words connected with swift or sudden movement.

   Derivatives

   • 1. flounderer noun

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishFLOUNDER | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   FLOUNDER definition: 1. to experience great difficulties or be completely unable to decide what to do or say next: 2. a…. Learn more.

3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › flounderFlounder Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of FLOUNDER is flatfish; especially : any of various marine fishes (families Pleuronectidae, Paralichthyidae, and Bothidae) that include important food fishes. How to use flounder in a sentence.

4. www.dictionary.com › browse › flounderFLOUNDER Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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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.

5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishFLOUNDER definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   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.

6. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryFLOUNDER | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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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 for a few seconds. Although his business was a success, his marriage was floundering. Richardson resigned as chairman, leaving the company floundering.

7. www.thefreedictionary.com › flounderFlounder - definition of flounder by The Free Dictionary

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   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.

8. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › flounderFlounder - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   A flounder is a flat fish with both eyes on one side of its head; and, as a verb, to flounder is to wobble around like a fish out of water.