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flounder
English
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /?fla?nd?/
- Rhymes: -a?nd?(?)
Etymology 1
From Middle English flowndre, from Anglo-Norman floundre, from Old Northern French flondre, from Old Norse flyðra, from Proto-Germanic *flunþrij?. Cognate with Danish flynder, German Flunder, Swedish flundra.
Noun
flounder (plural flounders or flounder)
- A European species of flatfish having dull brown colouring with reddish-brown blotches; fluke, European flounder, Platichthys flesus.
- (Canada, US) Any of various flatfish of the family Pleuronectidae or Bothidae.
- A bootmaker's tool for crimping boot fronts.
Derived terms
- flounderling
- olive flounder (Paralichthys olivaceus)
- summer flounder (Paralichthys dentatus)
Translations
Etymology 2
Possibly from the noun. Probably a blend of flounce +? founder or a blend of founder +? blunder or from Dutch flodderen (“wade”). See other terms beginning with fl, such as flutter, flitter, float, flap, flub, flip
Verb
flounder (third-person singular simple present flounders, present participle floundering, simple past and past participle floundered)
- (intransitive) To flop around as a fish out of water.
- (intransitive) To make clumsy attempts to move or regain one's balance.
- Robert yanked Connie's leg vigorously, causing her to flounder and eventually fall.
- (intransitive) To act clumsily or confused; to struggle or be flustered.
- They have floundered on from blunder to blunder.
- He gave a good speech, but floundered when audience members asked questions he could not answer well.
- 1996, Janette Turner Hospital, Oyster, Virago Press, paperback edition, page 136
- He is assessing directions, but he is not lost, not floundering.
- To be in serious difficulty.
Usage notes
Frequently confused with the verb founder. The difference is one of severity; floundering (struggling to maintain a position) comes before foundering (losing it completely by falling, sinking or failing).
Translations
References
- flounder at OneLook Dictionary Search
Anagrams
- unfolder
Middle English
Noun
flounder
- Alternative form of flowndre
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turbot
English
Etymology
From Old French turbot, from Old Swedish tornbut, from törn (“thorn”) + but (“butt, flatfish”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?t??b?t/
- (General American) IPA(key): /?t?b?t/
Noun
turbot (plural turbot or turbots)
- A species of flatfish native to Europe (Scophthalmus maximus, earlier Psetta maxima).
- Any of various other flatfishes of family Scophthalmidae that are found in marine or brackish waters.
- Triggerfish, Canthidermis sufflamen.
Translations
Catalan
Etymology
From French turbot.
Noun
turbot m (plural turbots)
- turbot
- Synonyms: rèmol empetxinat, rèvola
Further reading
- “turbot” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
French
Etymology
From Old French [Term?], from Old Swedish törnbut, from törn (“thorn”) + but (“butt”). The name may have arisen because the fish has an appearance similar to a stump.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ty?.bo/
Noun
turbot m (plural turbots)
- turbot
Further reading
- “turbot” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Norman
Etymology
From Old French turbot.
Noun
turbot m (plural turbots)
- (Jersey) turbot
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?tur.b?t/
Noun
turbot m anim
- turbot (Scophthalmus maximus)
- Synonym: skarp
Declension
Further reading
- turbot in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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