ALL meanings of floundering
floun·der
F f - noun floundering Present participle of flounder. 1
- 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 The act of one who flounders; a clumsy struggle. 0