flounder
verb (used without object)
to struggle with stumbling or plunging movements (usually followed by about, along, on, through, etc.).
flounders
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pluralof flounder.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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present tense formof flounder (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
flounderverb (used without object)to struggle with stumbling or plunging movements (usually followed by about, along, on, through, etc.).
Example Sentences
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As Target flounders, some competitors are growing fast.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 3, 2026
If Pelinka makes the trade and gives Ham the missing piece and the team still flounders … maybe then, you consider firing him.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 8, 2024
But as the office market flounders, marketing materials hint at the potential for changing at least some of Smith Tower’s other uses.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 8, 2023
South Korea's central bank raised its policy interest rate by an unprecedented half point on Wednesday, aiming to pull inflation from 24-year highs while balancing fear of a sharp economic downturn as business activity flounders.
From Reuters ● Jul. 13, 2022
Old platter-foot Doxology was daintily nibbling hay from the manger with lips like two flounders.
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
