All 4 Uses of
flounder
in
Gone with the Wind
- "Why," she floundered, "why—why, then we've got to raise three hundred, somehow."†
Chpt 4.31 *
- "But, Ashley," she began, floundering in a quagmire of bewilderment, "if you're afraid we'll starve, why—why— Oh, Ashley, we'll manage somehow!†
Chpt 4.31
- "Well," she floundered helplessly, "money does help, you know, Rhett, and God knows Frank didn't leave any too much.†
Chpt 4.47
- Scarlett floundered.†
Chpt 5.61
Definition:
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(flounder as in: she floundered) to have difficulty -- such as to not know what to do or to move awkwardly on unsure footing