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flounder

/ˈflaʊ̯ndɚ/ verbo C2

En español: trastabillar, titubear, tartalear, trastrabillar

  1. To act clumsily or confused; to struggle or be flustered. (intransitive) · He gave a good speech, but floundered when audience members asked questions he could not answer well.
  2. To flop around as a fish out of water. (intransitive)
  3. To make clumsy attempts to move or regain one's balance. (intransitive) · Robert yanked Connie's leg vigorously, causing her to flounder and eventually fall.
  4. To be in serious difficulty.

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It is something to have touched bottom anywhere in this bog in which we are floundering.
The Hound of the Baskervilles, p. 114 · C1

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