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verb-intransitive. To make clumsy attempts to move or regain one's balance.

verb-intransitive. To move or act clumsily and in confusion. See Synonyms at blunder. See Usage Note at founder1.

n. The act of floundering.

n. Any of various marine flatfishes of the families Bothidae and Pleuronectidae, which include important food fishes.

n. A European species of flatfish having dull brown colouring with reddish-brown blotches; fluke, European flounder, Platichthys flesus.

n. Any of various flatfish of the family Pleuronectidae or Bothidae.

v. To flop around as a fish out of water.

v. To make clumsy attempts to move or regain one's balance.

v. To act clumsily or confused; to struggle or be flustered.

n. A flatfish of the family Pleuronectidæ, of many species.

n. A tool used in crimping boot fronts.

verb-intransitive. To fling the limbs and body, as in making efforts to move; to struggle, as a horse in the mire, or as a fish on land; to roll, toss, and tumble; to flounce.

n. The act of floundering.

To make clumsy efforts with the limbs and body when hampered in some manner; struggle awkwardly or impotently; toss; tumble about, as in mire or snow.

Figuratively, to grope uncertainly or confusedly, as for ideas or facts; speak or act with imperfect knowledge or discernment; make awkward or abortive efforts for extrication from errors of speech or conduct.

n. The act of struggling or splashing about, as in mire or other hampering medium: as, with a desperate flounder he freed himself.

n. A flatfish; a fish of the family Pleuronectidæ.

n. A tool whose edge is used to stretch the leather for a boot-front on a blocking-board.

v. walk with great difficulty

n. flesh of any of various American and European flatfish

v. behave awkwardly; have difficulties

n. any of various European and non-European marine flatfish

"But he could lose his job quickly if the Royals again flounder early in the season."

floundered    floundering    flounders   

walk    fight    struggle    flatfish   

arctic flounder    starry flounder    peacock flounder    four-spotted flounder    eel-back flounder    southern flounder    summer flounder    pole flounder    winter flounder   

floundered    floundering   

flounce   

bounder    cofounder    founder    grounder    pounder    rounder    sounder