Synonyms for floundering

Grammar : Verb

Spell : floun-der

Phonetic Transcription : ˈflaʊn dər

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Définition of floundering

Origin : 1590s, perhaps an alteration of founder (q.v.), influenced by Dutch flodderen "to flop about," or native verbs in fl- expressing clumsy motion. Figurative use is from 1680s. Related: Floundered; floundering. As a noun derived from this sense, from 1867.

verb struggle; be in the dark

Example sentences :

Can't you see you're all just floundering in a perfect swamp of ignorance?
Extract from : « The Harbor » by Ernest Poole

The moment I begin to think about that sort of thing I feel that I am floundering.
Extract from : « His Masterpiece » by Emile Zola

He descended the path to the cove, floundering through the wet bushes.
Extract from : « The Woman-Haters » by Joseph C. Lincoln

Every one of these had to come back after floundering in the mountains for weeks.
Extract from : « Ox-Team Days on the Oregon Trail » by Ezra Meeker

Now God be praised that there is a chance of fighting rather than floundering!
Extract from : « Standish of Standish » by Jane G. Austin

For a moment we were all three entangled, floundering, unable to find a foothold.
Extract from : « Wandl the Invader » by Raymond King Cummings

How long it took me to get back to Anita, floundering with Molo's body, I do not know.
Extract from : « Wandl the Invader » by Raymond King Cummings

He put out his arm and caught her while he was floundering for a footing.
Extract from : « Blow The Man Down » by Holman Day

The negro did not even turn his head, but ran on, floundering through the mud.
Extract from : « The Quadroon » by Mayne Reid

Rushing to her side, Luther drew her away from the floundering horse.
Extract from : « The Wind Before the Dawn » by Dell H. Munger

Antonyms for floundering

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