noun, verb ·3 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 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. 2
   (of a ship) sinking wordnet

Verb

1. 1
   present participle and gerund of founder form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

All synonyms

breakdowncollapsingdeciduousdecliningdeclivitousdecurrent

Example

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"It's the nature of founderings that ships have buoyancy and are afloat one second, then lose buoyancy and sink the next."

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