flounders

verb

Definition of floundersnext
present tense third-person singular of flounder
1
as in stumbles
to proceed or act clumsily or ineffectually unprepared choristers who floundered helplessly through the musical number

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2
as in shuffles
to move heavily or clumsily the car floundered through the heavy wet snow, constantly getting stuck

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“Flounders.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flounders. Accessed 5 Feb. 2023.

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