I. verb
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Brando's career was floundering when he was offered the role.
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The lifeguard saw some little kids floundering in the shallow water.
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The team was floundering in the first half of the season.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Caroline realised that she was floundering in such a morass of conflicting emotions that she hardly knew what to resent most.
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If the economy is floundering and confidence has faltered, a burst of spending might do the trick in turning around expectations.
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Marriages and other relationships floundered under the pressure.
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One of the heaviest performers at the seaside track, Between Times was floundering after a slow start.
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The sick horse, on the inside, floundered among the rocks and deep snow.
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The Steady State Theory floundered on for a few more years, being continually revised, but eventually its three proponents conceded defeat.
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They can also help a floundering organization extricate itself from the depths of a self-inflicted malaise.
II. noun
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Dover's town beach for flounder .
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Southwold to Brightlingsea poor with flounder and dabs plus occasional sole and plaice from estuaries.
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The flounder population is also on the increase.
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The flounder surfaced and asked the fisherman what he wanted.
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The flounder told him his wife had her wish, and when the fisherman got home, he saw it was true.
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The fisherman trudged to the sea once more, spoke, and the flounder granted the wish.