flounder

English - Turkish

Definition of flounder in English Turkish dictionary: çabalama; batmamak; derepisisi; çabalamak; debelenme; bocalamak; bata çıka ilerlemek; batmamak için çabalamak; çırpınmak; {f} çabala
Yardım istemeden önce ne kadar çabaladın? - How long did you flounder around before you asked for help?; {i} dil balığı; {f} şaşırıp kalmak; {i} dere pisisi; {i} dilbalığı; Pleuronectes flesus; bocala/uğraş; {f} boşuna çabalamak; uğraşıp durmak; (isim) dere pisisi; yan yüzen birkaç çeşit balık; güçlükler ve yanlışlıklar içinde sürüklen; {f} debelenmek; {f} bata çıka yürümek; (Denizbilim) pisi balığı; (Gıda) dere pisisi balığı; (Gıda) pisi
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

Definition of flounder in English English dictionary: Any of various flatfish of the family Pleuronectidae or Bothidae; To act clumsily or confused; to struggle or be flustered
He is assessing directions, but he is not lost, not floundering.; 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.; 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; {n} the name of a small flat-fish; {v} to flounce, to have irregular motion; 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; A tool used in crimping boot fronts; The act of floundering; (Hirame); A fish with a flattened body adapted for life on the seafloor; A flatfish of the family Pleuronectidæ, of many species; flesh of any of various American and European flatfish; behave awkwardly; have difficulties; "She is floundering in college"; 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; {f} move back and forth, struggle helplessly; move clumsily, move awkwardly; To make clumsy attempts to move or regain ones balance; walk with great difficulty; "He staggered along in the heavy snow"; 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; any of various European and non-European marine flatfish; 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; 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; {i} type of flatfish
flounderer: One who flounders, who behaves clumsily without direction
flounderer: Someone who fishes for flounder
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

Hyphenation

floun·der

Turkish pronunciation

flaundır

Synonyms

blunder, bobble, cast about, come apart at the seams, drop the ball, fall down, flop, flummox, foul up, fumble, go at backwards, go to pieces, grope, labor, lurch

Antonyms

do well, succeed

Pronunciation

/ˈfloundər/ /ˈflaʊndɜr/

Etymology

[ 'flaun-d&r ] (noun.) 15th century. From Old Norse flyðra“” in the Online Etymology Dictionary, Douglas Harper, 2001“” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog. Cognate with Danish flynder, German Flunder.