The meaning of Floundering

noun

A stupid or careless mistake.

Usage examples:

She stopped, finally aware of the terrible blunder she had made

verb

Make a stupid or careless mistake; act or speak clumsily.

Usage examples:

He knew he'd blundered

noun

A big mistake, especially one resulting from a lack of care or thought

Usage examples:

His failure to respond immediately to the accusations was a major political blunder., he feared he …

verb

Lose strength or momentum.

Usage examples:

The music faltered, stopped, and started up again

verb

Move hesitatingly, as if about to give way

verb

To lose strength or purpose and pause or stop

Usage examples:

His career began to falter., faltering speech

noun

A threshing tool consisting of a wooden staff with a short heavy stick swinging from it.

Usage examples:

In some middle eastern locations, the same animals dragged a sledge over the ears, or workers manua…

verb

Wave or swing wildly.

Usage examples:

His arms flailed as he sought to maintain his balance

verb

Do or handle something clumsily.

Usage examples:

She fumbled with the lock

noun

An act of doing or handling something clumsily.

Usage examples:

Just one fumble during a tyre change could separate the winners from the losers

verb

Feel about uncertainly or blindly

verb

Search blindly or uncertainly by feeling with the hands.

Usage examples:

She groped for her spectacles

noun

An act of fondling someone for sexual pleasure.

Usage examples:

She and steve sneaked off for a quick grope

verb

Feel about uncertainly or blindly

verb

Make an abrupt, unsteady, uncontrolled movement or series of movements; stagger.

Usage examples:

The car lurched forward

noun

An abrupt uncontrolled movement, especially an unsteady tilt or roll.

Usage examples:

The boat gave a violent lurch and he missed his footing

verb

Move suddenly or as if unable to control one's movements

noun

The quality of a sound governed by the rate of vibrations producing it; the degree of highness or lowness of a tone.

Usage examples:

Her voice rose steadily in pitch

verb

Set (one's voice or a piece of music) at a particular pitch.

Usage examples:

You've pitched the melody very high

verb

Cover, coat, or smear with pitch.

Usage examples:

He pitched the ship inside and outside

noun

A sound made by something striking or falling into liquid.

Usage examples:

We hit the water with a mighty splash

verb

Cause (liquid) to strike or fall on something in irregular drops.

Usage examples:

She splashed cold water on to her face

verb

To scatter liquid or to cause liquid to scatter through the air or onto something

Usage examples:

[ t ] she splashed her face with cold water., [ i ] kids love to splash around in mud puddles., a s…

verb

Wriggle or twist the body from side to side, especially as a result of nervousness or discomfort.

Usage examples:

He looked uncomfortable and squirmed in his chair

noun

A wriggling movement.

Usage examples:

The toddler gave a sudden squirm

verb

To make twisting movements with the body, esp. because of embarrassment, pain, or excitement

Usage examples:

The kids squirmed in their chairs.

verb

Walk or move unsteadily, as if about to fall.

Usage examples:

He staggered to his feet, swaying a little

noun

An unsteady walk or movement.

Usage examples:

She walked with a stagger

verb

Walk with great difficulty

verb

Make forceful or violent efforts to get free of restraint or constriction.

Usage examples:

Before she could struggle, he lifted her up

noun

A forceful or violent effort to get free of restraint or resist attack.

Usage examples:

There were signs of a struggle and there was a lot of blood around

verb

To work hard to do something

Usage examples:

We watched boys on skateboards struggle to keep their balance., he struggled with his cousin, and h…

verb

Trip or momentarily lose one's balance; almost fall.

Usage examples:

Her foot caught in the rug and she stumbled

noun

An act of stumbling.

Usage examples:

He broke a bone in his foot in a stumble down an alpine pass

verb

Miss a step and fall or nearly fall

verb

Beat (a person or animal) repeatedly and violently with a stick or whip.

Usage examples:

She thrashed him across the head and shoulders

noun

A violent or noisy movement of beating or thrashing.

Usage examples:

The thrash of the waves

verb

Give a beating to

verb

Separate grain from (corn or other crops), typically with a flail or by the action of a revolving mechanism.

Usage examples:

Machinery that can reap and thresh corn in the same process

verb

To remove the seeds of crop plants by hitting, using either a machine or a hand tool

To move around restlessly while sleeping or trying to sleep

Usage examples:

I was tossing and turning all night.

verb

Make twisting, squirming movements or contortions of the body.

Usage examples:

He writhed in agony on the ground

verb

To make twisting movements with the body, esp. because you are feeling strong emotion

Usage examples:

He writhed in agony at the thought.