flounder
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Pronunciation[change]
Noun[change]
- (countable) A flounder is a flatfish of the family Pleuronectidae or Bothidae.
- (countable) A bootmaker's tool for crimping boot fronts.
Verb[change]
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- (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.