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floundering

[floun-der-ing] / ˈflaʊn dər ɪŋ /




ADJECTIVE
lashing
Synonyms




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The 73-year-old had been out of management for more than six years and walked into a club that was floundering on and off the pitch.

From BBC

The Dutch coach who showed such a sure touch last season is suddenly floundering.

From BBC

Some think the floundering and flawed heroine, who's fixated with her weight and relationship status, is not the best role model.

From BBC

Google will pay more than $40 million to support South African news media, many of them floundering in a digital age, the country's competition authority said Thursday.

From Barron's

He has pledged to invest in increasing Bolivia’s floundering gas production.

From The Wall Street Journal