as in failing
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as in struggling
to proceed or act clumsily or ineffectually
unprepared choristers who floundered helplessly through the musical number
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as in shuffling
to move heavily or clumsily
the car floundered through the heavy wet snow, constantly getting stuck
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“Floundering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/floundering. Accessed 22 Apr. 2024.
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