flounder
(flaʊndəʳ )
Word forms: flounders , floundering , floundered language note: The plural form for meaning [sense 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 left to flounder. [VERB]
The economy was floundering. [VERB]
Synonyms: falter, struggle, stall, slow down
2. verb
If you say that someone is floundering, you are criticizing them for not making decisions or for not knowing what to say or do. [disapproval]
The president is floundering, trying to get his campaign jump-started. [VERB]
I know that you're floundering around, trying to grasp at any straw. [V around]
Synonyms: dither, struggle, blunder, be confused
3. verb [Also VERB]
If you flounder in water or mud, you move in an uncontrolled way, trying not to sink.
Three men were floundering about in the water. [VERB adverb/preposition]
Synonyms: struggle, toss, thrash, plunge
4. variable noun
A flounder is a flat fish that you can eat.
Flounder is this fish eaten as food.
Mr. Dambar had loaded his plate with stuffed flounder.
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Translations:
Chinese: 陷入困境
Japanese: 四苦八苦する
- collateral
- collateral damage
- collation
- colleague
- collect
- collectable
- collect a bonus
- collect a card
- collect a debt
- collect a fee
- collect a medal
- collect an amount
- collect a pension
- collect art
- collect a tax
- collect a trophy
- collect autographs
- collect blood
- collect call
- collect coins
- collect data
- collect donations
- collect dust
- collected
- collect evidence