n. [ Cf. Sw. flundra; akin to Dan. flynder, Icel. fly&unr_;ra, G. flunder, and perh. to E. flounder, v.i. ] 1. (Zool.) A flatfish of the family Pleuronectidæ, of many species. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ The common English flounder is Pleuronectes flesus. There are several common American species used as food; as the smooth flounder (P. glabra); the rough or winter flounder (P. Americanus); the summer flounder, or plaice (Paralichthys dentatus), Atlantic coast; and the starry flounder (Pleuronectes stellatus). [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Bootmaking) A tool used in crimping boot fronts. [ 1913 Webster ]

Flounder

v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Floundered p. pr. & vb. n. Floundering. ] [ Cf. D. flodderen to flap, splash through mire, E. flounce, v.i., and flounder the fish. ] 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. [ 1913 Webster ]

They have floundered on from blunder to blunder. Sir W. Hamilton. [ 1913 Webster ]

Flounder

n. The act of floundering. [ 1913 Webster ]

Water flounder

(Zool.) The windowpane (Pleuronectes maculatus). [ Local, U. S. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Chinese-English: CC-CEDICT Dictionary CC-CEDICT CN-EN Dictionary

比目鱼

[比目鱼 / 比目魚, bǐ mù yú] flatfish; flounder #76612

鲽

[鲽 / 鰈, dié] flatfish; flounder; sole #141832

龙利

[龙利 / 龍利, lóng lì] sole; right-eyed flounder; flatfish; see also 鰈|鲽, See Also: 鰈, 鲽 #410518

魬

[魬, fǎn] sole or flounder #565138

鰜

[鰜, jiān] a flounder; flatfish #1014233

Japanese-English: EDICT Dictionary EDICT JP-EN Dictionary

踠き(oK)

[もがき, mogaki] (n) (uk) struggle; writhing; wriggling; floundering

あっぷあっぷ

[appuappu] (adv, n, vs) floundering and almost drowning

アークティックフラウンダー

[a-kuteikkufuraunda-] (n) Arctic flounder (Liopsetta glacialis, was Pleuronectes glacialis)

滑多鰈

[なめたがれい;ナメタガレイ, nametagarei ; nametagarei] (n) (uk) (See 婆婆鰈) slime flounder (Microstomus achne)

石鰈

[いしがれい;イシガレイ, ishigarei ; ishigarei] (n) stone flounder (Kareius bicoloratus)

赤鰈

[あかがれい;アカガレイ, akagarei ; akagarei] (n) (uk) flathead flounder (Hippoglossoides dubius)

足掻く

[あがく, agaku] (v5k, vi) (1) to paw (at) the ground; (2) to flounder; to struggle

虫鰈

[むしがれい;ムシガレイ, mushigarei ; mushigarei] (n) (uk) roundnose flounder (Eopsetta grigorjewi)

婆婆鰈

[ばばがれい;ババガレイ, babagarei ; babagarei] (n) (uk) slime flounder (Microstomus achne)

平目;鮃;比目魚

[ひらめ;ヒラメ, hirame ; hirame] (n) (1) (uk) flounder (esp. the large-tooth flounders of family Paralichthyidae, but also lefteye flounders of family Bothidae); (2) bastard halibut; olive flounder (Paralichthys olivaceus)

鰈

[かれい;カレイ, karei ; karei] (n) (uk) righteye flounder (any fish of family Pleuronectidae)

German-English: TU-Chemnitz DING Dictionary DING DE-EN Dictionary

sich abquälen

to flounder

haltlos (Mensch) { adj }

disoriented; (completely) insecure; adrift; floundering

taumeln; stolpern; sich verhaspeln; nicht weiterwissen

to flounder

zappeln; strampeln | zappelt | zappelte

to flounder | flounders | floundered

Flunder { f } [ zool. ]