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Flounder meaning in English

Meaning of Flounder in English

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Flounder

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Noun

1. flounder

flesh of any of various American and European flatfish

2. flounder

any of various European and non-European marine flatfish

Verb

3. flounder, stagger

walk with great difficulty

Example Sentences:
'He staggered along in the heavy snow'

4. flounder

behave awkwardly; have difficulties

Example Sentences:
'She is floundering in college'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Flounder

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verb (intransitive)
1. 
to struggle; to move with difficulty, as in mud
2. 
to behave awkwardly; make mistakes
noun
3. 
the act of floundering
noun plural -der or -ders
1. Also called: fluke
a European flatfish, Platichthys flesus having a greyish-brown body covered with prickly scales: family Pleuronectidae: an important food fish
2. US and Canadian
any flatfish of the families Bothidae (turbot, etc) and Pleuronectidae (plaice, halibut, sand dab, etc)

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Flounder

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verb intransitive
1. 
to struggle awkwardly to move, as in deep mud or snow; plunge about in a stumbling manner
2. 
to speak or act in an awkward, confused manner, with hesitation and frequent mistakes
noun
3. 
the act of floundering
nounWord forms: plural ˈflounder or ˈflounders
any of two families (Bothidae and Pleuronectidae) of flatfishes, including halibut, plaice, and turbot

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Flounder

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intr.v. floun·dered, floun·der·ing, floun·ders
1. To move clumsily or with little progress, as through water or mud. See Synonyms at blunder.
2. To act or function in a confused or directionless manner; struggle: "Some ... floundered professionally, never quite deciding what they wanted to do" (Steve Olson). See Usage Note at founder1.
n.
The act of floundering.
n. pl. flounder or floun·ders
Any of various marine flatfishes chiefly of the families Bothidae and Pleuronectidae, including several important food fishes.

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