flounderingn.

/ˈflaʊndərɪŋ/

Etymology: < flounder v. + -ing suffix¹.

The action of flounder v.; a plunging, struggling, or stumbling; also figurative.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > motion in specific manner > irregular movement or agitation > [noun] > rolling or tumbling about

waltering1528

floundering1726

rumble-tumble1811

flounder1867

the world > action or operation > endeavour > [noun] > striving or struggling

wrestlingc890

wragging?c1225

wraggling?c1225

strugglingc1386

straining1580

contention1583

strift1612

strifea1616

striving?1615

stickle1652

agonism1688

strain1693

struggle1833

floundering1868

1726 W. R. Chetwood Voy. & Adventures Capt. R. Boyle 351 I was..in danger of..having my Brains dash'd out with his Hoofs in his Floundering.

1868 A. K. H. Boyd Lessons Middle Age 202 A little floundering for words..might add to the impression made by this speaker.

1883 19th Cent. Sept. 513 A floundering that may only plunge us deeper into the mire.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

flounderingadj.

/ˈflaʊndərɪŋ/

Etymology: < flounder v. + -ing suffix².

That flounders; plunging and tossing; stumbling. Also figurative.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > motion in specific manner > irregular movement or agitation > [adjective] > rolling or tumbling about

tumblingc1374

waltering1528

floundering1592

the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > family Equidae (general equines) > habits and actions of horse > [adjective] > rearing or plunging

plunging1538

floundering1592

rearing1851

1592 T. Nashe Pierce Penilesse (Brit. Libr. copy) sig. G Report (which our moderners clepe flundring Fame).

1642 H. More Ψυχωδια Platonica sig. B Th' unruly flundring steeds wrought his confusion.

1852 H. B. Stowe Uncle Tom's Cabin I. viii. 97 The swollen current and floundering masses of ice.

1887 T. A. Trollope What I Remember I. xvii. 346 The postboys..dismounted from their floundering horses.

1887 G. Saintsbury Hist. Elizabethan Lit. i. 12 There is nothing here of Wyatt's floundering prosody.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online March 2019).

单词	floundering
释义	flounderingn. /ˈflaʊndərɪŋ/ Etymology: < flounder v. + -ing suffix¹. The action of flounder v.; a plunging, struggling, or stumbling; also figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in specific manner > irregular movement or agitation > [noun] > rolling or tumbling about waltering1528 floundering1726 rumble-tumble1811 flounder1867 the world > action or operation > endeavour > [noun] > striving or struggling wrestlingc890 wragging?c1225 wraggling?c1225 strugglingc1386 straining1580 contention1583 strift1612 strifea1616 striving?1615 stickle1652 agonism1688 strain1693 struggle1833 floundering1868 1726 W. R. Chetwood Voy. & Adventures Capt. R. Boyle 351 I was..in danger of..having my Brains dash'd out with his Hoofs in his Floundering. 1868 A. K. H. Boyd Lessons Middle Age 202 A little floundering for words..might add to the impression made by this speaker. 1883 19th Cent. Sept. 513 A floundering that may only plunge us deeper into the mire. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online March 2022). flounderingadj. /ˈflaʊndərɪŋ/ Etymology: < flounder v. + -ing suffix². That flounders; plunging and tossing; stumbling. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in specific manner > irregular movement or agitation > [adjective] > rolling or tumbling about tumblingc1374 waltering1528 floundering1592 the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > family Equidae (general equines) > habits and actions of horse > [adjective] > rearing or plunging plunging1538 floundering1592 rearing1851 1592 T. Nashe Pierce Penilesse (Brit. Libr. copy) sig. G Report (which our moderners clepe flundring Fame). 1642 H. More Ψυχωδια Platonica sig. B Th' unruly flundring steeds wrought his confusion. 1852 H. B. Stowe Uncle Tom's Cabin I. viii. 97 The swollen current and floundering masses of ice. 1887 T. A. Trollope What I Remember I. xvii. 346 The postboys..dismounted from their floundering horses. 1887 G. Saintsbury Hist. Elizabethan Lit. i. 12 There is nothing here of Wyatt's floundering prosody. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online March 2019). < n.1726adj.1592
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