Both Uses of
flounder
in
The Lucky One
- Toward his father— Keith was floundering, barely holding on......Everything seemed to speed up and slow down at exactly the same time when she suddenly saw movement in the distance, a little ways upstream.†
Chpt 38
- He was floundering in the river, about to go under, when he saw Zeus coming toward him.†
Chpt Epil. *
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.