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flounder — floun|der1 [ˈflaundə US ər] v [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: Probably from FOUNDER2] 1.) to not know what to say or do because you feel confused or upset ▪ I found myself floundering as I tried to answer her questions. ▪ I m sorry, she floundered… … Dictionary of contemporary English
flounder — [[t]fla͟ʊndə(r)[/t]] flounders, floundering, floundered (The plural form for meaning 4 can be either flounder or flounders.) 1) VERB If something is floundering, it has many problems and may soon fail completely. What a pity that his career was… … English dictionary
flounder — 1. noun Any of various flatfish of the family Pleuronectidae or Bothidae. 2. verb a) To flop around as a fish out of water. Robert yanked Connies leg vigorously, causing her to flounder and eventually fall. b) To make … Wiktionary
flounder — v 1. struggle, wallow, welter, flop; stagger, stumble, tumble, tumble about, toss about, plunge around, thrash. 2. blunder, bungle, muddle; fail, come to grief, meet with disaster, take a bad turn, collapse, Inf. come a cropper. 3. hesitate,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
flail around/about — flounder; struggle. → flail … English new terms dictionary
Yellowbelly flounder — Taxobox name = Yellowbelly flounder image caption = Drawing by Dr Tony Ayling regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Actinopterygii ordo = Pleuronectiformes familia = Pleuronectidae genus = Rhombosolea species = R. leporina binomial =… … Wikipedia
Banded-fin flounder — Taxobox name = Banded fin flounder regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Actinopterygii ordo = Pleuronectiformes familia = Pleuronectidae genus = Azygopus species = A. pinnifasciatus binomial = Azygopus pinnifasciatus binomial authority … Wikipedia
Black flounder — Taxobox name = Black flounder image caption = Drawing by Dr Tony Ayling regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Actinopterygii ordo = Pleuronectiformes familia = Pleuronectidae genus = Rhombosolea species = R. retiaria binomial =… … Wikipedia
Greenback flounder — Taxobox name = Greenback flounder regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Actinopterygii ordo = Pleuronectiformes familia = Pleuronectidae genus = Rhombosolea species = R. tapirina binomial = Rhombosolea tapirina binomial authority =… … Wikipedia
Spotfin flounder — Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum … Wikipedia
Starry flounder — Taxobox |100px name = Starry flounder regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Actinopterygii ordo = Pleuronectiformes familia = Pleuronectidae genus = Platichthys species = P. stellatus binomial = Platichthys stellatus binomial authority =… … Wikipedia
