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Sep 25, 2018 · verb [ I ] 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.
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.
Synonyms for FLOUNDERING: failing, struggling, dying, languishing, declining, unsuccessful, bankrupt, depressed; Antonyms of FLOUNDERING: successful, thriving, flourishing, booming, healthy, golden, prosperous, roaring.
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. Richardson resigned as chairman, leaving the company floundering.
Floundering definition: struggling, especially clumsily or helplessly. See examples of FLOUNDERING used in a sentence.
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.
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.
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.
If you say that someone is floundering, you are criticizing them for not making decisions or for not knowing what to say or do.
