flounder

Meaning of flounder

noun
  1. A European species of flatfish having dull brown colouring with reddish-brown blotches; fluke, European flounder, Platichthys flesus.
  2. Any of various flatfish of the family Pleuronectidae or Bothidae.
  3. A bootmaker's tool for crimping boot fronts.
verb
  1. To flop around as a fish out of water.
  2. To make clumsy attempts to move or regain one's balance.
    Robert yanked Connie's leg vigorously, causing her to flounder and eventually fall.
  3. To act clumsily or confused; to struggle or be flustered.
    He gave a good speech, but floundered when audience members asked questions he could not answer well.
  4. To be in serious difficulty.

Information about flounder

  • The plural form of flounder is: flounders.
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Hyphenation of flounder

floun-der

  • It consists of 2 syllables and 8 chars.
  • flounder is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables

flounder synonyms

Meaning stagger:

stagger

Translation of flounder

Anagrams of flounder

reunfold, unfolder

Words that rhyme with flounder

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