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- [floun-der]
- /ˈflaʊn dər/
- /ˈflaʊn.dər/
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- [floun-der]
- /ˈflaʊn dər/
Definitions of floundering word
- verb without object floundering to struggle with stumbling or plunging movements (usually followed by about, along, on, through, etc.): He saw the child floundering about in the water. 1
- verb without object floundering to struggle clumsily or helplessly: He floundered helplessly on the first day of his new job. 1
- noun floundering Present participle of flounder. 1
- noun floundering The act of one who flounders; a clumsy struggle. 0
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Origin of floundering
First appearance:
before 1570 One of the 33% oldest English words
1570-80; perhaps blend of flounce1 and founder2
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Parts of speech for Floundering
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
floundering popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
floundering usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for floundering
adjective floundering
- dotard — a person, especially an old person, exhibiting a decline in mental faculties; a weak-minded or foolish old person.
- unhandy — not skillful in manual work: He's unhandy when it comes to fixing things around the house.
- klutzy — clumsy; awkward: If you weren't so klutzy you wouldn't have dropped it.
- motiveless — something that causes a person to act in a certain way, do a certain thing, etc.; incentive.
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