flounder
/ˈflaʊndə/
US pronunciation
American sound/ˈflaʊndə/
flounder
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- Final r is pronounced in US English
floun - der -> flounder
Myanmar meaning
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၁။ ယက်ကန်ယက်ကန် ဖြစ်သည်။ Ann couldn't swim and was floundering about / around in the deep end of the swimming-pool. ❍ They floundered through the snowdrifts.
၂။ ယက်ကန်ယက်ကန် ဖြစ်သည်။ စမ်းတဝါးဝါးဖြစ် သည်။ အမ်းသည်။ The question took him by surprise and he floundered for a while. ❍ The new job demands considerable technical know-how and at the moment I'm floundering a bit.
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splash, struggle, thrash, wallow, blunder, bobble, cast about, come apart at the seams, dawdle, delay, dither, drop the ball, fall down, falter, flail, flap, flop, flummox, foul up, fumble, get into difficulties, get nowhere, go at backwards, go to pieces, grope, have difficulty, hesitate, labor, lurch, make a mess of, miscommunication, miss one's cue, muddle, plunge, pratfall, screw up, slip up, snafu, strive, stub one's toe, stumble, toil, toss, travail, trip up, tumble, waver, work at
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