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Meanings of floundering in in English

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Usage of floundering in in English
1
It wasn't a small vulnerable child he saw floundering in the water.
The Guardian
2
Presently he dived, and we saw the shark floundering in the water.
Peter Trawl; Or, The Adventures of a Whaler
3
However, the organisation has been floundering in its attempt to remain financially solvent.
The South African
4
The raft slipped from under, and we found ourselves floundering in the water.
Under the Andes
5
But he was left floundering in the wake of three solidly pro-Europe parties.
The Irish Times
6
Poor Fifi saw that she was floundering in ever more deeply.
Queed: A Novel
7
You're still muddled after floundering in the mud of South America.
The Postmaster's Daughter
8
The fetus had stopped floundering in the earth, and Rachel touched the jar.
Breeder
9
Two hundred miles south-west of Toulon and already floundering in the rising wind.
Colors Aloft!
10
How could I avoid floundering in it, fighting as I was for life?
A Daughter of the Snows
11
Well, you'll hold tight enough when I'm floundering in the mud.
Taken Alive
12
He seemed to be floundering in and out of invisible holes in the snow.
Hidden Creek
13
He heard the horses floundering in the forest, and the curses of their riders.
The Texan Scouts: A Story of the Alamo and Goliad
14
And the strange dog was floundering in the cold water.
The Tale of Tommy Fox
15
She saved William's bacon at university when he was floundering in his first year.
The Guardian
16
She's floundering in the water, coughing, barely keeping herself afloat.
Angelfall
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Floundering in through the time
Floundering in across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Less common