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floun·der1 (flouńdər)

[Probably alteration of founder1.]

intransitive verb: -dered, -der·ing, -ders. 

  1. To make clumsy attempts to move or regain one's balance.
  2. To move or act clumsily and in confusion. See synonyms at blunder See Usage Note at: founder

noun 

The act of floundering.
floun·der2 (flouńdər)

[Middle English, from Anglo-Norman floundre, of Scandinavian origin.]

noun: pl., flounder or -ders 

Any of various marine flatfishes of the families Bothidae and Pleuronectidae, which include important food fishes.