What does foundering mean?
Foundering means present participle and gerund of founder.
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Pronunciation varies by accent · verb
present participle and gerund of founder.
It's the nature of founderings that ships have buoyancy and are afloat one second, then lose buoyancy and sink the next.
Use foundering when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Foundering means present participle and gerund of founder.
Common synonyms include going under.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
It's the nature of founderings that ships have buoyancy and are afloat one second, then lose buoyancy and sink the next.
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