flounder : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: flounder	by the DICT Development Group
4 results for flounder
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
flounder n flesh of any of various American and European flatfish any of various European and non-European marine flatfish v walk with great difficulty; "He staggered along in the heavy snow" Synonym(s): stagger, flounder behave awkwardly; have difficulties; "She is floundering in college"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Flounder \Floun"der\, n. [Cf. Sw. flundra; akin to Dan. flynder, Icel. fly[?]ra, G. flunder, and perh. to E. flounder, v.i.] 1. (Zo[94]l.) A flatfish of the family {Pleuronectid[91]}, 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) A tool used in crimping boot fronts.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Flounder \Floun"der\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Floundered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Floundering}.] [Cf. D. flodderen to flap, splash through mire, E. flounce, v.i., and flounder the fish.] 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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Flounder \Floun"der\, n. The act of floundering.