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1flounder — 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… …
2flounder — [[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… …
3flounder — 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 …
4flounder — 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,… …
5flail around/about — flounder; struggle. → flail …
6Yellowbelly 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 =… …
7Banded-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 …
8Black 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 =… …
9Greenback 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 =… …
10Spotfin flounder — Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum …
