flounder
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Is flounder a Scrabble word?
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- Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL) Yes
- Scrabble UK (SOWPODS) Yes
- Wordle No
- Words With Friends Yes
What is the meaning of flounder?
Definition
noun (English)
1. (Canada, US) Any of various flatfish of the family Pleuronectidae or Bothidae.Examples: "Blackfishing from the beach. I've done my research. Hundreds of shipwrecks line the Jersey coast, and many of them are close enough to reach with a long cast on a dead-low tide. These wrecks hold tautog, porgies, sea bass, flounder."
verb (English)
1. (intransitive) To act clumsily or confused; to struggle or be flustered.Examples: "He gave a good speech, but floundered when audience members asked questions he could not answer well."; "They have floundered on from blunder to blunder."; "He is assessing directions, but he is not lost, not floundering."
2. (intransitive) To flop around as a fish out of water.
3. (intransitive) To make clumsy attempts to move or regain one's balance.Examples: "Robert yanked Connie's leg vigorously, causing her to flounder and eventually fall."
Definition source: Wiktionary