Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun flounder

2 senses of flounder

Sense 1
flounder -- (flesh of any of various American and European flatfish)
       => flatfish -- (sweet lean whitish flesh of any of numerous thin-bodied fish; usually served as thin fillets)

Sense 2
flounder -- (any of various European and non-European marine flatfish)
       => flatfish -- (any of several families of fishes having flattened bodies that swim along the sea floor on one side of the body with both eyes on the upper side)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb flounder

2 senses of flounder

Sense 1
stagger, flounder -- (walk with great difficulty; "He staggered along in the heavy snow")
       => walk -- (use one's feet to advance; advance by steps; "Walk, don't run!"; "We walked instead of driving"; "She walks with a slight limp"; "The patient cannot walk yet"; "Walk over to the cabinet")

Sense 2
flounder -- (behave awkwardly; have difficulties; "She is floundering in college")
       => fight, struggle -- (make a strenuous or labored effort; "She struggled for years to survive without welfare"; "He fought for breath")