Vocabulary Word
Word: flounder
Definition: struggle and thrash about; proceed clumsily or falter (as in water, mud, snow, etc.); proceed in confusion
Definition: struggle and thrash about; proceed clumsily or falter (as in water, mud, snow, etc.); proceed in confusion
Sentences Containing 'flounder'
And he usually begins to flounder about, using his paint as much like chalk on paper as possible.
Always work to a scheme on which you have decided, and do not flounder on in the hope of something turning up as you go along.
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