Question 1 · Quick check
flounder
CEFRC1
/ˈflaʊ̯ndəː/
verb · noun
Türkçe translations
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In plain English
- 01
verb
To struggle to move, act, or understand what to do.
- 02
verb
Extra detailA bootmaker's tool for crimping boot fronts.
Examples
An adult flounder has both eyes on the same side of its face.
How long did you flounder around before you asked for help?
At a glance
Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale
- Senses
- 5
- Parts of speech
- 2
- Citations
- 5
Also pronounced
- /ˈflæʊ̯ndəː/
Deep Dive
verb
Extra meaningsAny of various flatfish of the family Pleuronectidae or Bothidae.
To act clumsily or confused; to struggle or be flustered.
noun
Extra meaningA European species of flatfish having dull brown colouring with reddish-brown blotches; fluke, European flounder (Platichthys flesus).
More examples
In contextHe gave a good speech, but floundered when audience members asked questions he could not answer well.
Robert yanked Connie's leg vigorously, causing her to flounder and eventually fall.
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.
Quick test
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Origin
verb
From Middle English flowndre, from Anglo-Norman floundre, from Old Northern French flondre, from Old Norse flyðra, from Proto-Germanic *flunþrijǭ. Cognate with Danish flynder, German Flunder, Swedish flundra.