Sekirov Dictionary

flounder

UK /ˈflaʊ̯ndəː/US /ˈflaʊ̯ndɚ/

verb 4
noun 3
forms 3
phrases 1

verb4

To flop around as a fish out of water.
•
To act clumsily or confused; to struggle or be flustered.
- He gave a good speech, but floundered when audience members asked questions he could not answer well.
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To be in serious difficulty.
- Meanwhile bus and tram competition was causing the Central London Railway to flounder after its early success, and as for the City & South London ... that had always floundered. — 2012
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To make clumsy attempts to move or regain one's balance.
- Robert yanked Connie's leg vigorously, causing her to flounder and eventually fall.

noun3

A European species of flatfish having dull brown colouring with reddish-brown blotches; fluke, European flounder (Platichthys flesus).
(US, Canada) Any of various flatfish of the family Pleuronectidae or Bothidae.
A bootmaker's tool for crimping boot fronts.

forms

floundered · floundering · flounders

Phrases with flounder

pound one's flounder
To masturbate (one's penis).

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