The Only Use of
flounder
in
To Kill a Mockingbird
- Metal ripped on metal and I fell to the ground and rolled as far as I could, floundering to escape my wire prison.
p. 300.9floundering = moving awkwardly
Definitions:
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(1)
(flounder as in: she floundered) to have difficulty -- such as to not know what to do or to move awkwardly on unsure footing
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
Flounder is also a kind of fish.