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flounderings

flounderings is the plural of floundering.

Meaning of floundering

Noun

floundering (plural flounderings)

  1. The act of one who flounders; a clumsy struggle.
    • Just as with other recent reports by various bodies on HS2 and the ticket office closures, the National Audit Office's effort on the rail reform process is a devastating exposé of the failings and floundering of a dying administration that has failed to understand the value of having an efficient...2024 March 20, Christian Wolmar, “NAO report highlights lack of clarity and purpose”, in RAIL, number 1005, page 34

Questions about flounderings

What is flounderings the plural of?
Flounderings is the plural of floundering.

Words near flounderings in the dictionary

  1. floundered
  2. flounderer
  3. flounderers
  4. floundering
  5. flounderingly
  6. flounderings
  7. flounderish
  8. flounderlike
  9. flounderling
  10. flounderlings
  11. flounders

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