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Flounder Common

Flounder has 6 different meanings across 2 categories:

Noun · Verb

Definitions
Noun
1

flesh of any of various American and European flatfish

2

any of various European and non-European marine flatfish

3

A European species of flatfish having dull brown colouring with reddish-brown blotches; fluke, European flounder, Platichthys flesus.

Verb
1

walk with great difficulty

"He staggered along in the heavy snow"

2

behave awkwardly; have difficulties

"She is floundering in college"

3

To flop around as a fish out of water.

Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
flatfish walk fight
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
yellowtail flounder plaice turbot sand dab lemon sole
Rhyming Words
der ider oder eder cder hoder alder nader under udder loder inder seder wider moder coder order cnder odder cyder
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