ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Floundering

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech verb

Quick meaning: Floundering is a verb meaning present participle and gerund of flounder.

Meaning

present participle and gerund of flounder.

More Meanings

  1. The act of one who flounders; a clumsy struggle.

Example Sentences

Just as with other recent reports by various bodies on HS2 and the ticket office closures, the National Audit Office's effort on the rail reform process is a devastating exposé of the failings and floundering of a dying administration that has failed to understand the value of having an efficient rail network.

Word Forms

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include stagger, asea, bumbling, fumblingness, flummoxery, blundering.

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