Flounder fish

This shows grade level based on the word’s complexity. He saw the child floundering about in the water. He floundered helplessly on the flounder fish day of his new job. The negotiations floundered primarily on the question of extending regional autonomy.

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To save this word, you’ll need to log in. Flounder is a relatively common verb that current evidence dates to the late 16th century, when it was likely born by means of an alteration of an older verb, founder. The two have been confused ever since. The horses were floundering through the deep snow.

He was floundering around in the pool like an amateur. After watching me flounder for a few minutes, my instructor took over. The leanest species such as tilapia and flounder have a white or lighter color, and fattier fish, such as mackerel, salmon, sardines, and herring, usually have a much darker hue. Matthew Kadey, Outside Online, 3 Oct. Alex Little from Queen’s University, Canada, has found that billfishes, like swordfish and marlin, are some of the closest living relatives to the flatfishes, like plaice, sole, flounder and halibut. Ed Yong, Discover Magazine, 18 Aug.