FLOUNDER


Meaning of FLOUNDER in English

~ 1

■ verb

1》 stagger clumsily in mud or water.

2》 have trouble doing or understanding something.

Derivatives

~er noun

Origin

C16: perh. a blend of founder 3 and blunder , or perh. symbolic.

Usage

On the confusion of ~ with founder , see founder 3 .

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~ 2

■ noun a small flatfish that typically occurs in shallow coastal water. [ Platichthys flesus and other species.]

Origin

ME: from OFr. flondre , prob. of Scand. origin.

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