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Pronunciation : Floun"der
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [Cf. Sw. flundra; akin to Dan. flynder, Icel. fly, G. flunder, and perh. to E. flounder, v.i.]
Definition : 1. (Zo?l.)

Defn: A flatfish of the family Pleuronectid?, of many species.

Note: The common English flounder is Pleuronectes flesus. There are several common American species used as food; as the smooth flounder (P. glabra); the rough or winter flounder (P. Americanus); the summer flounder, or plaice (Paralichthys dentatus), Atlantic coast; and the starry flounder (Pleuronectes stellatus).

2. (Bootmaking)

Defn: A tool used in crimping boot fronts.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Floun"der
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [Cf. D. flodderen to flap, splash through mire, E. flounce, v.i., and flounder the fish.]
Definition : Defn: To fling the limbs and body, as in making efforts to move; to struggle, as a horse in the mire, or as a fish on land; to roll, toss, and tumble; to flounce. They have floundered on from blunder to blunder. Sir W. Hamilton.

i. [imp. & p. p. Floundered; p. pr. & vb. n. Floundering.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Floun"der
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : Defn: The act of floundering.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913