Floundering
noun, verb ·3 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 The act of one who flounders; a clumsy struggle.
"Just as with other recent reports by various bodies on HS2 and the ticket office closures, the National Audit Office's effort on the rail reform process is a devastating exposé of the failings and floundering of a dying administration that has failed to understand the value of having an efficient rail network."
- 1 present participle and gerund of flounder form-of, gerund, participle, present
Example
More examples"Just as with other recent reports by various bodies on HS2 and the ticket office closures, the National Audit Office's effort on the rail reform process is a devastating exposé of the failings and floundering of a dying administration that has failed to understand the value of having an efficient rail network."
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