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Flounder

Flounder Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Flounder? [n] any of various European and non-European marine flatfish [n] flesh of any of various American and European flatfish [v] behave awkwardly; have difficulties; "She is floundering in college" [v] walk with great difficulty; as in snow or mud Synonyms \| Synonyms for Flounder: stagger Related Terms \| Find terms related to Flounder: 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 \| careen \| career \| come a cropper \| commit a gaffe \| doubt \| ebb and flow \| fall \| fall down \| fall flat \| fall headlong \| fall over \| fall prostrate \| falter \| faux pas \| feel unsure \| flounce \| fluctuate \| fumble \| get a cropper \| go through phases \| grope \| grovel \| have trouble \| heave \| hobbyhorse \| labor \| labor under difficulties \| list \| lumber \| lurch \| make heavy weather \| mar \| miscue \| muddle \| muff \| murder \| oscillate \| pendulate \| pitch \| pitch and plunge \| pitch and toss \| play havoc with \| plunge \| pound \| puzzle over \| question \| rear \| reel \| ring the changes \| rock \| roll \| scend \| seesaw \| seethe \| shift \| shuffle \| slip \| spoil \| sprawl \| spread-eagle \| stagger \| strive \| struggle \| stumble \| sway \| swing \| take a fall \| take a flop \| take a header \| take a pratfall \| take a spill \| teeter \| teeter-totter \| thrash about \| tilt \| toil \| topple \| topple down \| topple over \| toss \| toss and tumble \| toss and turn \| totter \| travail \| trip \| tumble \| turn \| turn turtle \| vacillate \| vary \| volutation \| walk on eggshells \| wallop \| wallow \| waver \| wax and wane \| welter \| wobble \| wonder \| wonder whether \| yaw See Also \| fight \| flatfish \| flatfish \| lemon sole \| plaice \| sand dab \| struggle \| turbot \| walk \| winter flounder \| yellowtail flounder Flounder In Webster's Dictionary \Floun"der\, n. [Cf. Sw. flundra; akin to Dan. flynder, Icel. fly?ra, G. flunder, and perh. to E. flounder, v.i.] 1. (Zo["o]l.) A flatfish of the family {Pleuronectid[ae]}, of many species. Note: The common English flounder is {Pleuronectes flesus}. There are several common American species used as food; as the smooth flounder ({P. glabra}); the rough or winter flounder ({P. Americanus}); the summer flounder, or plaice ({Paralichthys dentatus}), Atlantic coast; and the starry flounder ({Pleuronectes stellatus}). 2. (Bootmaking) A tool used in crimping boot fronts. \Floun"der\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Floundered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Floundering}.] [Cf. D. flodderen to flap, splash through mire, E. flounce, v.i., and flounder the fish.] To fling the limbs and body, as in making efforts to move; to struggle, as a horse in the mire, or as a fish on land; to roll, toss, and tumble; to flounce. They have floundered on from blunder to blunder. --Sir W. Hamilton. \Floun"der\, n. The act of floundering.

Flounder Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Flounder?

[n] any of various European and non-European marine flatfish
[n] flesh of any of various American and European flatfish
[v] behave awkwardly; have difficulties; "She is floundering in college"
[v] walk with great difficulty; as in snow or mud

Synonyms | Synonyms for Flounder: stagger

Flounder In Webster's Dictionary

\Floun"der\, n. [Cf. Sw. flundra; akin to Dan. flynder,
Icel. fly?ra, G. flunder, and perh. to E. flounder, v.i.]
1. (Zo["o]l.) A flatfish of the family {Pleuronectid[ae]}, of
   many species.

Note: The common English flounder is {Pleuronectes flesus}.
      There are several common American species used as food;
      as the smooth flounder ({P. glabra}); the rough or
      winter flounder ({P. Americanus}); the summer flounder,
      or plaice ({Paralichthys dentatus}), Atlantic coast;
      and the starry flounder ({Pleuronectes stellatus}).

2. (Bootmaking) A tool used in crimping boot fronts.


\Floun"der\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Floundered}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Floundering}.] [Cf. D. flodderen to flap, splash
through mire, E. flounce, v.i., and flounder the fish.]
To fling the limbs and body, as in making efforts to move; to
struggle, as a horse in the mire, or as a fish on land; to
roll, toss, and tumble; to flounce.

      They have floundered on from blunder to blunder. --Sir
                                               W. Hamilton.


\Floun"der\, n.
The act of floundering.

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