FLOUNDER

_I _v. 1> барахтаться; двигаться с трудом (тж. flounder about/around) We found him at last, lost in the forest, floundering about in deep snow. 2> путаться (в словах) (тж. flounder about/around) Your question seems to have unnerved the speaker. he's been floundering around ever since you spoke. to flounder through a speech - объясняться с трудом (напр., на иностранном языке) _Syn: hesitate _II _n. мелкая камбала