Foundering
noun, verb
noun, verb ·3 syllables ·Uncommon ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The act by which a vessel founders.
"It's the nature of founderings that ships have buoyancy and are afloat one second, then lose buoyancy and sink the next."
- 2 (of a ship) sinking wordnet
Verb
- 1 present participle and gerund of founder form-of, gerund, participle, present
Example
More examples"It's the nature of founderings that ships have buoyancy and are afloat one second, then lose buoyancy and sink the next."