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Past tense for to physically struggle or flail around clumsily
“The others watched him kick and flounder as he struggled up, then saw his feet disappear.”
Past tense for 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.”
Past tense for to move ploddingly or with heavy steps
“The nuns, tucking up their habits, were forced to flounder through the mud on foot.”
Past tense for 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.”
Past tense for to face difficulties in a given task or environment
“Your students don't have to flounder against the tide of peer pressure by themselves.”
Past tense for to have financial difficulties
“As current news reports attest, whole nations flounder in debt of untold trillions.”
Past tense for to act or be mentally confused or dumbfounded
“Nevertheless, the majority of candidates with quantitative finance degrees still flounder at this simple question.”
Past tense for 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.”
Past tense for to move or jolt around unsteadily or abruptly
Past tense for to fail in the intended effect
Past tense for to spoil through clumsiness or ineptitude
Past tense for to search blindly or uncertainly by feeling with the hands
Past tense for to fail to fulfil one's potential
Past tense for to go or sink underground or underwater
Past tense for to fall, move, or hang in a loose and ungainly way
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