ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Foundering

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech verb

Quick meaning: Foundering is a verb meaning present participle and gerund of founder.

Meaning

present participle and gerund of founder.

More Meanings

  1. The act by which a vessel founders.

Example Sentences

It's the nature of founderings that ships have buoyancy and are afloat one second, then lose buoyancy and sink the next.

Word Forms

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include floundering, undermining, foiling, stranding, fiasco, stalling.

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