| Some component firms prospered but many more specialist car component enterprises floundered. |
| The boys then stood there and laughed at her as she floundered around in the water, her wet hair plastered over her face. |
| Once in Ireland, he floundered in a confused situation, victim of Charles I's tricky diplomacy. |
| She has kept up with her exercise regime whereas mine has started and floundered quite a few times. |
| David and I floundered around for a year trying to figure out how to musicalize Batman. |
| He landed in water and floundered there until the blue creature shoved the other orc off the ship. |