Flounder

n. [Ger. flunder, Sw. flundra, Dan. flynder.] (Ichth.) A fish of the genus Platessa (P. flesus), allied to the halibut.

v. i. [imp. & p. p. FLOUNDERED; p. pr. & vb. n. FLOUNDERING.] [Allied to flounce, v. i., q. v.] 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. They have floundered on from blunder to blunder. W. Hamilton.