YourDictionary

flounders

Variant of flounder

intransitive verb

  1. to struggle awkwardly to move, as in deep mud or snow; plunge about in a stumbling manner
  2. to speak or act in an awkward, confused manner, with hesitation and frequent mistakes

noun

the act of floundering

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2010 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio. Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Related Articles

link/cite print suggestion box