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:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-a�nd�(r)|-a�nd�(r)
Noun
en-noun|flounder
- countable Any of various flatfish of the family Pleuronectidae or Bothidae.
Translations
Chinese: æ¯�ç�®é�, æ¯�ç�®é±¼
Danish: skrubbe
Dutch: bot de
Finnish: kampela
French: flet m
German: Scholle f
Greek: �λε��ονήκ�η� (plevroniktis) m, (colloquial:) �η��ί (pisi) n
Italian: sogliola f
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Japanese: 平�, ��� (hirame), ��� (mogaki)
Korean: ��리
Portuguese: solha f
Russian: камбала(kámbala) f
Spanish: platija f
Swedish: flundra
Verb
en-verb
- intransitive To flop around as a fish out of land
- intransitive To make clumsy attempts to move or regain one's balance.
#:Robert yanked Connie's leg vigorously, causing her to flounder and eventually fall.
- intransitive To act clumsy|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.
Quotations
;to act clumsily
1996, w:Janette Turner Hospital|Janette Turner Hospital, w:Oyster (novel)|Oyster, Virago Press, paperback edition, page 136
:He is assessing directions, but he is not lost, not floundering.
Usage notes
Frequently confused with the verb founder. The difference is one of severity; floundering (struggling to maintain a position) comes before foundering, losing it completely by falling, sinking or failing.
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