ALL meanings of flounder
floun·der
F f - noun flounder Struggle or stagger helplessly or clumsily in water or mud. 1
- verb without object flounder 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 flounder to struggle clumsily or helplessly: He floundered helplessly on the first day of his new job. 1
- noun plural flounder a European, marine flatfish, Platichthys flesus, used for food. 1
- noun plural flounder any of numerous similar or closely related non-European flatfishes. 1
- noun plural flounder any flatfish other than soles. 1
- abbreviation FLOUNDER fish 1
- intransitive verb flounder struggle physically 1
- intransitive verb flounder have problems 1
- intransitive verb flounder over words 1
- noun flounder A European species of flatfish having dull brown colouring with reddish-brown blotches; fluke, European flounder, Platichthys flesus. 0
- noun flounder (Canada, US) Any of various flatfish of the family Pleuronectidae or Bothidae. 0
- noun flounder A bootmaker's tool for crimping boot fronts. 0
- verb flounder (Intransitive Verb) To flop around as a fish out of water. 0
- verb flounder (Intransitive Verb) To make clumsy attempts to move or regain one's balance. 0
- verb flounder (Intransitive Verb) To act clumsily or confused; to struggle or be flustered. 0
- verb flounder If something is floundering, it has many problems and may soon fail completely. 0
- verb flounder If you say that someone is floundering, you are criticizing them for not making decisions or for not knowing what to say or do. 0
- verb flounder If you flounder in water or mud, you move in an uncontrolled way, trying not to sink. 0
- variable noun flounder A flounder is a flat fish that you can eat. 0
- variable noun flounder Flounder is this fish eaten as food. 0
- verb flounder to struggle; to move with difficulty, as in mud 0
- verb flounder to behave awkwardly; make mistakes 0
- noun flounder the act of floundering 0
- noun flounder a European flatfish, Platichthys flesus having a greyish-brown body covered with prickly scales: family Pleuronectidae: an important food fish 0
- noun flounder any flatfish of the families Bothidae (turbot, etc) and Pleuronectidae (plaice, halibut, sand dab, etc) 0
- intransitive verb flounder to struggle awkwardly to move, as in deep mud or snow; plunge about in a stumbling manner 0
- intransitive verb flounder to speak or act in an awkward, confused manner, with hesitation and frequent mistakes 0
- noun flounder any of two families (Bothidae and Pleuronectidae) of flatfishes, including halibut, plaice, and turbot 0