flounder
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Synonyms: Verb
blunder, bumble, flog [British], limp, lumber, plod, struggle, stumble, trudge
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The horses were floundering through the deep snow. He was floundering around in the pool like an amateur. After watching me flounder for a few minutes, my instructor took over.
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But mostly, The Kitchen flounders, taking one page from Quentin Tarantino here and another from Martin Scorsese there, without ever finding its own sense of authorship. — Stephanie Zacharek, Time, "The Kitchen Wastes a Sizzling Idea and Terrific Ingredients," 9 Aug. 2019 The main course features restaurant specialties, such as sauteed flounder, chicken piccata, veal marsala and shrimp primavera. — Chris Shelton, Houston Chronicle, "Roundups: Zammitt’s joins Houston Restaurant Weeks, new HR solutions firm debuts in Kingwood," 18 July 2019 Hundreds of other Bering Sea and Gulf boats area also targeting cod, flounders, rockfish, and myriad other whitefish. — Anchorage Daily News, "Alaska’s commercial salmon season is off to a mixed start," 19 June 2019 Worryingly, about a third of the time, the halibut was actually raw olive flounder, which commonly contains parasites. — Gemma Zoe Price, WSJ, "The Fish Industry Is Plagued by Poor Quality and Fraud. One Chef Is Working to Combat It," 19 July 2018 The researchers aren’t saying sea bass and flounder would no longer be found off areas such as the New Jersey coast, but their main habitats could move, forcing fishing operations to roam further, spending more time at sea and burning more gas. — Frank Kummer, Philly.com, "N.J. flounder, sea bass pushed north because of climate change, say scientists," 18 May 2018 Cod, pollock, flounders and other whitefish are being hauled in from the Gulf of Alaska and Bering Sea. — Laine Welch, Anchorage Daily News, "For Alaska sockeye salmon, record highs in Bristol Bay, record lows nearly everywhere else," 9 July 2018 The company has bet on appliance sales as rival Sears Holdings flounders. — Nathan Bomey, USA TODAY, "J.C. Penney stock plunges as cold weather zaps sales," 17 May 2018 Summertime highlights include Buffalo brussels sprouts with blue cheese mousse, bluefish cakes, and fish tacos made with Vineyard flounder. — Alyssa Giacobbe, Town & Country, "T&C Travel Guide: The Best of Martha's Vineyard," 13 June 2018Recent Examples on the Web: Verb
Efforts to pry loose his tax returns have floundered in other states. — Washington Post, "California governor signs bill on presidential tax returns," 30 July 2019 But efforts to pry loose his tax returns have floundered in other states. — Kathleen Ronayne, BostonGlobe.com, "California governor signs bill requiring tax returns for presidential ballot qualification," 30 July 2019 But efforts to pry loose his tax returns have floundered in other states. — NBC News, "California governor signs law requiring presidential candidates to release tax returns," 30 July 2019 That’s one fire doused, but Matheny’s job status will be the next one if the Cardinals continue to flounder. — Paul Sullivan, chicagotribune.com, "Dexter Fowler and the Cardinals trying to keep their heads in trying times," 10 July 2018 Contemporary attempts to foster a common European spirit do indeed often seem to flounder. — The Economist, "How the EU is trying to find out what on Earth Europeans want," 10 May 2018 By the late 1970s, the company started to flounder, as management diversified away from the women's apparel business and kept its stores in downtown locations at a time when suburban shopping malls thrived. — Katherine Peralta, charlotteobserver, "This Charlotte retailer had 'a very disappointing year.' Can it turn things around? | Charlotte Observer," 7 May 2018 And as long as the Orioles continue to flounder, the probability that Machado will be traded before July 31 will keep rising. — Scott Lauber, Philly.com, "Series vs. Nats could tell us a lot about Phillies, Nick Pivetta | Extra Innings," 4 May 2018 People may also harvest up to 10 flounder as well as one king salmon longer than 20 inches. — Matt Tunseth, Anchorage Daily News, "Kenai River dipnetting opens Wednesday - and fish counts are promising," 9 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'flounder.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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