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To physically struggle or flail around clumsily
“The others watched him kick and flounder as he struggled up, then saw his feet disappear.”
To move or act clumsily, ineffectively, or with great difficulty
“I had to flounder through the entire experience on my own. You, on the other hand, have me, a teacher to guide you.”
To move ploddingly or with heavy steps
“The nuns, tucking up their habits, were forced to flounder through the mud on foot.”
To fail to have the intended effect or result
“At yet another point, it looked as though the talks would flounder on the question of citizenship certificates issued by other States.”
To face difficulties in a given task or environment
“Your students don't have to flounder against the tide of peer pressure by themselves.”
To have financial difficulties
“As current news reports attest, whole nations flounder in debt of untold trillions.”
To act or be mentally confused or dumbfounded
“Nevertheless, the majority of candidates with quantitative finance degrees still flounder at this simple question.”
To hesitate in acting or speaking, especially due to being flummoxed or confused
“It may be reassuring to know that even the most experienced of novelists flounder in response to this one.”
To move or jolt around unsteadily or abruptly
To grope or feel about for something with one's hands
To worsen or degenerate
Talk with continued involuntary repetition of sounds, especially initial consonants
To interfere with or put into a state of disorder
To fall, move, or hang in a loose and ungainly way
To go to a lower level, especially abruptly
Pleuronectiform
An unfortunate incident that happens unexpectedly and unintentionally
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