flounder
IPA: fɫˈaʊndɝ
noun
- A European species of flatfish having dull brown colouring with reddish-brown blotches; fluke, European flounder, Platichthys flesus.
- (Canada, US) Any of various flatfish of the family Pleuronectidae or Bothidae.
- A bootmaker's tool for crimping boot fronts.
verb
- (intransitive) To act clumsily or confused; to struggle or be flustered.
- (intransitive) To flop around as a fish out of water.
- (intransitive) To make clumsy attempts to move or regain one's balance.
- To be in serious difficulty.
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