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- 1. struggle or stagger clumsily in mud or water: "he was floundering about in the shallow offshore waters" Similar Opposite
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
FLOUNDER definition: 1. to make wild movements with your arms or body, especially because you are trying not to sink 2…. 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.
Definition of flounder verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Habitat. Flounders ambush their prey, feeding at soft muddy areas of the sea bottom, near bridge piles, docks, and coral reefs. A flounder's diet consists mainly of fish spawn, crustaceans, polychaetes and small fish. Flounder typically grow to a length of 22–60 centimeters (8.7–23.6 in), and as large as 95 centimeters (37 in).
