flounder

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English - Turkish
çabalama
batmamak
derepisisi
debelenme
çabalamak
çırpınmak
batmamak için çabalamak
{f} çabala

Yardım istemeden önce ne kadar çabaladın? - How long did you flounder around before you asked for help?

{i} dil balığı
bocalamak
bata çıka ilerlemek
{f} şaşırıp kalmak
{f} bata çıka yürümek
{f} debelenmek
güçlükler ve yanlışlıklar içinde sürüklen
yan yüzen birkaç çeşit balık
(isim) dere pisisi
uğraşıp durmak
bocala/uğraş
{f} boşuna çabalamak
Pleuronectes flesus
{i} dilbalığı
{i} dere pisisi
(Gıda) pisi
(Gıda) dere pisisi balığı
(Denizbilim) pisi balığı

Related Terms

flounder around
çabalamak
flounder around
çabala
flounder of southern united states
güney abd dere pisisi
flounder about
(Fiili Deyim ) çamurda veya suda bata çıka yürümek
gray flounder
gri dil balığı
English - English
To flop around as a fish out of water
To make clumsy attempts to move or regain one's balance

Robert yanked Connie's leg vigorously, causing her to flounder and eventually fall.

To act clumsily or confused; to struggle or be flustered

He is assessing directions, but he is not lost, not floundering.

Any of various flatfish of the family Pleuronectidae or Bothidae
If something is floundering, it has many problems and may soon fail completely. What a pity that his career was left to flounder The economy was floundering. = founder
{v} to flounce, to have irregular motion
{n} the name of a small flat-fish
any of various European and non-European marine flatfish flesh of any of various American and European flatfish behave awkwardly; have difficulties; "She is floundering in college
(Hirame)
{f} move back and forth, struggle helplessly; move clumsily, move awkwardly
any of various European and non-European marine flatfish
If you flounder in water or mud, you move in an uncontrolled way, trying not to sink. Three men were floundering about in the water. flounder flounders a type of small fish that you can eat. Any of about 300 species of flatfishes (order Pleuronectiformes). When born, the flounder is bilaterally symmetrical, with an eye on each side, and it swims near the sea's surface. After a few days, it begins to lean to one side, and the eye on that side migrates to what eventually becomes the top side. With this development comes changes in bones, nerves, and muscles, and the underside loses its colour. As an adult, the flounder lives on the sea bottom with the eyed side on top
disapproval If you say that someone is floundering, you are criticizing them for not making decisions or for not knowing what to say or do. Right now, you've got a president who's floundering, trying to find some way to get his campaign jump-started I know that you're floundering around, trying to grasp at any straw. = dither
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
walk with great difficulty; "He staggered along in the heavy snow"
To make clumsy attempts to move or regain ones balance
{i} type of flatfish
There are many varieties of flounder around the world In the U S this category includes the Atlantic fluke, gray sole, Pacific petrale sole, rex sole, and sand dab All of these are flatfish with both eyes on one side They can be purchased either whole or as fillets They are all mild tasting and should be cooked with attention to their delicate structure
A tool used in crimping boot fronts
flesh of any of various American and European flatfish
A flatfish of the family Pleuronectidæ, of many species
A fish with a flattened body adapted for life on the seafloor
behave awkwardly; have difficulties; "She is floundering in college"
The act of floundering

Related Terms

flounderer
Someone who fishes for flounder
flounderer
One who flounders, who behaves clumsily without direction
A flounder
fluke
craig flounder
The pole flounder
floundered
Simple past and past participle of to flounder
floundering
present participle of flounder
flounders
third-person singular of flounder
gray flounder
flounder found from North Carolina to Florida and the eastern Gulf of Mexico
lefteye flounder
flatfishes with both eyes on the left side of the head
righteye flounder
flounders with both eyes on the right side of the head
southern flounder
flounder of southern United States
summer flounder
flounder of eastern coast of North America
summer flounder
A fluke (Paralichthys dentatus) of the Atlantic coast of the United States, valued as a food and game fish
water flounder
The windowpane (Pleuronectes maculatus)
winter flounder
A dark, rusty brown flounder (Pseudopleuronectes americanus) of the North American Atlantic coast, prized especially in winter as a food fish
winter flounder
important American food fish in the winter
yellowtail flounder
American flounder having a yellowish tail flesh of American flounder having a yellowish tail
flounder
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