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FLOUNDERING definition: 1. present participle of flounder 2. to experience great difficulties or be completely unable to…. Learn more.
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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.
Floundering definition: struggling, especially clumsily or helplessly. See examples of FLOUNDERING used in a sentence.
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:
[intransitive] + adv./prep. to struggle to move or get somewhere in water, mud, etc. She was floundering around in the deep end of the swimming pool. A man came floundering through the snow towards us.
If you say that someone is floundering, you are criticizing them for not making decisions or for not knowing what to say or do.
Synonyms for FLOUNDERING: failing, struggling, dying, languishing, declining, unsuccessful, bankrupt, depressed; Antonyms of FLOUNDERING: successful, thriving, flourishing, booming, healthy, golden, prosperous, roaring.
Take the quiz. 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.
Flounder Definition. To struggle awkwardly to move, as in deep mud or snow; plunge about in a stumbling manner. To speak or act in an awkward, confused manner, with hesitation and frequent mistakes. (intransitive) To make clumsy attempts to move or regain one's balance.
