flounder

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA ^(key): /ˈflaʊndɚ/

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Noun

Singular flounder

Plural flounders or flounder

1. (countable) A flounder is a flatfish of the family Pleuronectidae or Bothidae.
2. (countable) A bootmaker's tool for crimping boot fronts.

Verb

Plain form flounder

Third-person singular flounders

Past tense floundered

Past participle floundered

Present participle floundering

1. (intransitive) If you flounder, you make clumsy attempts to move or regain balance.

   Robert yanked Connie's leg vigorously, causing her to flounder and eventually fall.