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floun·der1
 flounder1
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- pronunciation:
- flaUn
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- parts of speech:
- intransitive verb, noun
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb, noun)
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intransitive verb |
| inflections: |
flounders, floundering, floundered |
| definition 1: |
to struggle clumsily, often losing balance or headway.
They floundered through the swampland.- similar words:
- blunder, struggle, wallow
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| definition 2: |
to act or proceed clumsily or confusedly.
He floundered for the right words. |
| related words: |
bungle, halt, hang, lumber, pitch, stagger, stumble, trip |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
the act or motion of floundering.
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| derivation: |
flounderingly (adv.) |
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