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Meanings of floundering on in English

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Usage of floundering on in English
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She was in a carriage and I was floundering on the pavement.
L'Assommoir
2
Nelson and I are like two wrestlers floundering on the mat.
Flowing Gold
3
He tripped over one and went floundering on to his nose.
The Blue Pavilions
4
Oh, the independent paper is floundering on the edge of failure.
The Freebooters of the Wilderness
5
His recent floundering on abortion makes clear he's barely given the issue any thought.
Reuters
6
The Prince looked down and saw a fish that was floundering on the sand.
The Laughing Prince: Jugoslav Folk and Fairy Tales
7
The government is clearly floundering on the housing sector.
Radio NZ
8
Finally the man, floundering on a bank of mud, slipped and fell to his knees.
Treasure and Trouble Therewith: A Tale of California
9
They were all around me, fish floundering on a dry beach, shriveling in the sun.
Dark pursuit
10
Instantly it rose up, uttering a loud bellow, but still came floundering on across the stream.
In the Wilds of Africa
11
Their feet became sore by breaking through the crust, and their limbs weary by floundering on without firm foothold.
Astoria; Or, Anecdotes of an Enterprise Beyond the Rocky Mountai...
12
As I saw the monster floundering on deck, I was thankful that he had not caught me in his jaws.
Dick Cheveley: His Adventures and Misadventures
13
Their feet became sore by breaking through the crust, and their limbs weary by floundering on without a firm foothold.
The Great Salt Lake Trail
14
A large party of Mambari had come to Linyanti when I was floundering on the prairies south of the Chobe.
Missionary Travels and Researches in South Africa
15
She had broken his youth and left him floundering on the shore of old age, his power gone, his ambitions stilled.
A reliable wife
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To his credit, he does show trial scenes of the plaintiffs floundering on the witness stand under questions by Dole's lead attorney.
Reuters
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Floundering on across language varieties
United Kingdom
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