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