Flounder

  • 21flounder —    The verb for struggling or making mistakes probably evolved from a blend of founder (in the sense sink ) and blunder, perhaps influenced by the other flounder that is the name of a fish …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 22flounder — floun|der1 [ flaundər ] verb intransitive 1. ) to feel confused and not know what to say or do next: Maureen floundered, trying to think of a response. 2. ) to move with great difficulty and in an uncontrolled way: The horses were floundering in… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 23flounder — flounder1 verb 1》 stagger clumsily in mud or water. 2》 have trouble doing or understanding something. Derivatives flounderer noun Origin C16: perh. a blend of founder3 and blunder, or perh. symbolic. Usage On the confusion of flounder with …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 24flounder — I. /ˈflaʊndə / (say flownduh) verb (i) 1. to struggle (along, on, through, etc.) with stumbling or plunging movements. 2. to struggle clumsily or helplessly in embarrassment or confusion. –noun 3. the action of floundering; a floundering movement …

  • 25flounder — paprastasis otas statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas taksono rangas rūšis atitikmenys: lot. Psetta maxima angl. brett; flounder; turbot rus. большой ромб; тюрбо ryšiai: platesnis terminas – paprastieji otai …

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  • 26Flounder's Flying Fish Coaster — Données clés Localisation Tokyo DisneySea,  Japon Coordonnées géographiques …

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  • 27Flounder tramping — is a traditional method of catching flounder or other flat fish by wading in shallow water and standing on them.This method of fishing was used in the coastal waters and river estuaries of South West Scotland for centuries. Once trapped the fish… …

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  • 28flounder, founder —    Founder means to sink, either literally (as with a ship) or figuratively (as with a project). Flounder means to flail helplessly. It too can be used literally (as with someone struggling in deep water) or figuratively (as with a nervous person …

    Dictionary of troublesome word

  • 29flounder, founder —    Founder means to sink, either literally (as with a ship) or figuratively (as with a project). Flounder means to flail helplessly. It too can be used literally (as with someone struggling in deep water) or figuratively (as with a nervous person …

    Dictionary of troublesome word

  • 30flounder — Synonyms and related words: agonize over, alternate, back and fill, be all thumbs, be at sea, be hard put, be uncertain, beat about, blunder, blunder away, blunder into, blunder on, blunder upon, boggle, botch, bumble, bungle, butcher, capsize,… …

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