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Synonyms for flounder
ˈflaʊn dərfloun·der
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floundernoun
flesh of any of various American and European flatfish
flounderverb
any of various European and non-European marine flatfish
stagger, flounderverb
walk with great difficulty
"He staggered along in the heavy snow"
Synonyms:
distribute, stagger, reel, lurch, swag, careen, keelflounderverb
behave awkwardly; have difficulties
"She is floundering in college"
Synonyms:
stagger
Dictionary of English Synonymes
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
---|---|---|
#2595 | roll | |
#6506 | bend | |
#6874 | distribute | |
#8268 | reel | |
#10874 | bot | |
#17934 | tumble | |
#24009 | fluke | |
#25974 | keel | |
#31498 | halibut | |
#33390 | swag | |
#35903 | flounder | |
#45358 | blunder | |
#60015 | stagger | |
#63134 | bungle | |
#63971 | boggle | |
#66209 | lurch | |
#71111 | wallow | |
#102994 | plaice | |
#104485 | flatfish | |
#175930 | careen |
How to use flounder in a sentence?
God was looking out for us, because for several days we had seas as flat as a flounder.
Oil doesn't seem to be able to find any point where it can stop falling. We really have to see the price of oil consolidate somewhere, the TSX is going to continue to flounder until we see some light at the end of the tunnel as far as the oil stocks and oil prices are concerned.
Translations for flounder
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- سمكة مفلطحةArabic
- камбалаBelarusian
- камбала, пляскам, обърквам сеBulgarian
- platýs, flundra obecná, kambala, platýs bradavičnatýCzech
- skrubbe, flynderDanish
- FlunderGerman
- παραπαίω, πλευρονήκτης, ψήσσα, σπαρταρώ, παραδέρνωGreek
- lenguadoSpanish
- lest, lestaline, kalaEstonian
- platuxa latz, platuxaBasque
- kampelakala, pyörähtää, horjua, kompuroida, kampelaFinnish
- fletFrench
- leith, leadhbógIrish
- pacach-cearrScottish Gaelic
- lepényhal, érdes lepényhalHungarian
- סנדלHebrew
- 鮃, 平目, まごつく, ヒラメJapanese
- 도다리Korean
- plekšnė, upinė plekšnėLithuanian
- plekste, buteLatvian
- pātiki, tākaru, tangaruMāori
- spartelen, platvis, botDutch
- skrubbe, flyndreNorwegian
- fląderka, tornia, flądraPolish
- solha, debater-se, linguadoPortuguese
- сбиться, барахтаться, речная камбала, камбала, сбиватьсяRussian
- plattfisk, skrubbskädda, flundraSwedish
- камбалаUkrainian
- 比目鱼Chinese
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