Both Uses of
flounder
in
The Two Towers
- With that the wretch floundered off into the flood.†
Chpt 3.9 *
- Often they floundered, stepping or falling hands-first into waters as noisome as a cesspool, till they were slimed and fouled almost up to their necks and stank in one another's nostrils.†
Chpt 4.2
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.