flounder
🇺🇸
/ˈflaʊndər/
🇬🇧
/ˈflaʊndə(r)/
verb
R
to struggle to find the right words or actions
After the unexpected question, she was floundering for a response.
R
to struggle and be unable to succeed
The company was floundering due to poor management.
R
to struggle to move through water or a similar substance
The puppy was floundering in the mud after the rain.
noun
R
a flat fish that is often eaten
Flounders are a common dish in many coastal areas.
translation
to struggle to find the right words or actions; to struggle and be unable to succeed; to struggle to move through water or a similar substance
a flat fish that is often eaten
Word Forms
3rd Present
flounders
Progressive
floundering
Past
floundered
Plural
flounders
Perfect
floundered