Definition
To struggle or move clumsily and with difficulty, or to have trouble thinking clearly and finding the right words.
Etymology
From the noun 'flounder' (a flatfish), with the verb developing metaphorically from the fish's clumsy flopping motions. The '-ed' forms the past tense.
Kelly Says
Flounder the fish flops around when out of water, which is exactly the image the verb captures—someone floundering is thrashing around without control, whether in mud, water, or an awkward conversation!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
አደራ አደረገ
a-de-ra a-de-re-ge
BNবাংলা
পতিত হলো
po-ti-to ho-lo
CACatalà
ha perdut
a per-dut
DADansk
mislykkedes
mis-lykke-de-s
DEDeutsch
struggelte
shtru-gel-teh
ELΕλληνικά
απέτυχε
a-pe-ty-che
ESEspañol
se ahogó
se a-ho-go
FAفارسی
شکست خورد
she-kast kho-rd
FISuomi
epäonnistui
e-pa-on-nis-tui
FRFrançais
a échoué
a e-shu-e
HIहिन्दी
डूब गया
doo-b gaya
HUMagyar
megbukott
meg-boo-kot
IDBahasa Indonesia
gagal
ga-gal
IGIG
nwere ike ịgba ọsọ
nwe-re i-ke i-gba o-so
ITItaliano
affondò
a-fond-o
KMKM
បានបរាជ័យ
ba-an ba-ra-cha-y
KO한국어
실패했다
sil-pae-ha-e-tta
MSBahasa Melayu
gagal
ga-gal
MYမြန်မာ
အကြောင်းကြောင့်
a-kya-ng-ka-ng-ht
NLNederlands
kwam ten val
kohm ten val
PLPolski
zatopił się
za-to-pil se
PTPortuguês
naufragou
now-fra-goo
RORomână
a eșuat
a e-shu-at
RUРусский
потерпел неудачу
poterpel ne-u-da-chu
SVSvenska
sviktade
svik-ta-deh
SWKiswahili
alizwa
a-li-zwa
TEతెలుగు
పరాజయించాడు
pa-ra-ja-yi-n-cha-du
TLTL
nagkamali
na-gkam-ali
UKУкраїнська
познав невдачу
po-znav ne-v-da-chu
URاردو
ناکام رہا
na-ka-am ra-ha
VITiếng Việt
lỡ bước
lo bu