flounder
verb (used without object)
to struggle with stumbling or plunging movements (usually followed by about, along, on, through, etc.).
has floundered
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present perfectof flounder (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Plus, more than one, external US company working in this space has floundered in recent years, external.
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026
But the company said that those gains were offset by declines in its legacy advertising business, which has floundered in a tough macroeconomic environment.
From Barron's ● Feb. 26, 2026
Already, a pelican colony on the Great Salt Lake has floundered after lowering water levels turned its island into a peninsula, giving access to coyotes, Seed said.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 7, 2023
Its farming sector has been devastated while its once famous tourism industry has floundered.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 5, 2023
From the time that the ideas of the later Greek philosophers had been forgotten until the present time, man has floundered in a sea of supernaturalism.
From The Necessity of Atheism by David Marshall Brooks
