Floundered
[flaʊndəd]
Definition
(imp. & p. p.) of Flounder
Typist: Meg
Examples
- She fell into the pit first, and she floundered deepest. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Her question pulled him up with a jerk, and he floundered. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
- Mr. Franklin shut up ROBINSON CRUSOE, and floundered into his German-English gibberish on the spot. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- He floundered in his conversation with the ladies, his neighbours: George's coolness only rendering him more angry. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- The ichthyosauri were not proud: they crawled and floundered as we do. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- The drives were ill kept, and the neat carriage splashed and floundered in muddy pools along the road. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- They sometimes slipped and floundered for a mile together, and we were obliged to come to a standstill to rest them. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- Men stumbled, floundered, and went down. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
Typist: Meg