What is "flounder" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does flounder mean in English? Meaning of flounder definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "flounder" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "flounder": flesh of any of various American and European flatfish

Noun

  • Meaning: flesh of any of various American and European flatfish
  • Synonyms: flounder
  • Hyponyms: lemon sole plaice sand dab turbot winter flounder yellowtail flounder
  • Hypernyms: flatfish
  • Meaning of "flounder": walk with great difficulty

    Verb

  • Meaning: walk with great difficulty
  • Example: He staggered along in the heavy snow
  • Synonyms: flounder stagger
  • Hypernyms: walk
  • Meaning of "flounder": any of various European and non-European marine flatfish

    Noun

  • Meaning: any of various European and non-European marine flatfish
  • Synonyms: flounder
  • Hypernyms: flatfish
  • Meaning of "flounder": behave awkwardly; have difficulties

    Verb

  • Meaning: behave awkwardly; have difficulties
  • Example: She is floundering in college
  • Synonyms: flounder
  • Hypernyms: fight struggle
  • Synonyms:

    wallow, flop, stumble, plunge, travail, tumble, toss, flummox, lurch, snafu, labor, toil, fumble, thrash, grope, blunder, muddle, strive, foul up, go to pieces, screw up, bobble, pratfall, cast about, come apart at the seams, drop the ball, fall down, go at backwards, make a mess of, slip up, trip up, work at, miss one's cue, stub one's toe,

    Antonyms:

    laze, idle, do well, succeed,

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    flounder in English: flounder
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