Толковый словарь английского языка - flounder
Flounder
flounder
I. noun (plural ~ or ~s) Etymology: Middle English, of Scandinavian origin; akin to Norwegian flundra ~ Date: 15th century flatfish , II. intransitive verb (~ed; ~ing) Etymology: probably alteration of founder Date: 1592 to struggle to move or obtain footing ; thrash about wildly, to proceed or act clumsily or ineffectually
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1. v. & n. --v.intr. 1 struggle in mud, or as if in mud, or when wading. 2 perform a task badly or without knowledge; be out of one's depth. --n. an act of floundering. Derivatives flounderer n. Etymology: imit.: perh. assoc. with founder, blunder 2. n. 1 an edible flat-fish, Pleuronectes flesus, native to European shores. 2 any of various flat-fish native to N. American shores. Etymology: ME f. AF floundre, OF flondre, prob. of Scand. orig. ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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