Đồng nghĩa của floundering

Alternative for floundering

flounders, floundered, floundering

Đồng nghĩa: fish, have trouble, struggle, stumble,

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Present participle for to physically struggle or flail around clumsily
struggling thrashing threshing squirming writhing contorting convulsing flailing fumbling groping lurching pitching staggering tossing tumbling flapping jerking wriggling thrashing about tossing and turning twisting and turning casting about twisting wiggling twitching jiggling fidgeting fidgetting jigging squiggling fiddling stumbling splashing rolling turning agonizing worming agonising blundering heaving plunging flailing about distorting lying shifting jolting suffering wincing bending recoiling sliding slithering worrying wallowing wading winding skewing feeling uncomfortable weltering wagging waggling zigzagging stirring agitating moving around budging quivering shaking shuddering wobbling joggling moving restlessly playing moving moving about jumping changing position fluttering jouncing quaking cringing blenching shuffling starting trembling shivering quailing flinching squinching swerving ducking cowering shimmying waving bobbling wabbling rattling vibrating juddering locomoting laboring labouring trifling twiddling toying fussing chafing bustling fretting jittering shrinking fooling around hitching fooling about grimacing spasming messing around messing about quavering blinking playing around wavering blanching scowling gasping shying jibbing dodging clasping ticcing seizing grasping beating gripping paining twinging nipping vellicating palpitating grabbing lugging snapping moving spasmodically clutching kicking moving convulsively twingeing contracting pulling a face making a face drawing back shrinking away backing off baulking balking

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Present participle for to move ploddingly or with heavy steps
trudging plodding lumbering clumping tramping stumbling shuffling stomping stumping shambling stamping slogging galumphing sloughing scuffling barging tromping flogging lumping scuffing pounding clomping limping bumbling walking heavily blundering struggling traipsing toiling staggering hobbling trogging waddling thundering dragging oneself footslogging thumping hiking lurching doddering thudding tottering trampling banging schlepping trekking wading reeling yomping trailing grinding treading marching ploughing plowing teetering dragging trundling padding straggling walking treading heavily clunking clattering slouching crushing champing galloping wallowing running heavily treading clumsily pressing plodding along walking clumsily drudging hirpling gimping moving laboriously pushing one's way strolling wobbling hopping laboring labouring battling ambling creeping lolling sauntering moping wandering moseying rambling loafing scrambling walking with a limp walking with difficulty walking haltingly walking lamely walking unevenly skulking crawling drifting clambering battling one's way sputtering grinding away fighting one's way changing shifting loitering stepping making one's way with difficulty shinnying dragging yourself walking slowly plugging along shilly-shallying dragging your feet going slowly roaming touring perambulating roving hitting the road traveling travelling peregrinating striding moving advancing tripping going promenading pacing footing trooping ambulating proceeding hoofing prowling legging it going on foot hoofing it prancing strutting fighting sweating pushing moving with difficulty pushing yourself fighting your way exploring climbing backpacking mincing traveling on foot pressing on going by foot moving forward going down going up footing it ascending descending travelling on foot skipping tiptoeing going forward journeying plugging away at proceeding with difficulty working one's way working through toiling away at patrolling pilgrimaging voyaging ranging toddling pootling stepping out migrating parading filing racing taking a turn plodding on making your way wending one's way cantering locomoting taking the air traversing knocking about stalking meandering going walkabout

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Present participle for to fail to have the intended effect or result
failing collapsing foundering fizzling flopping fluffing tanking bombing cratering flatlining breaking down falling flat falling through not succeeding falling short flaming out fizzling out missing the mark turning out badly coming apart at the seams going down like a lead balloon going to pieces fouling up screwing up slipping up tripping up misfiring miscarrying aborting folding coming to nothing flunking disappointing coming to grief underperforming underachieving biting the dust backfiring falling missing going awry meeting with disaster coming a cropper coming to naught going wrong blundering drifting going belly-up running aground going up in smoke lacking success coming unstuck going amiss rebounding boomeranging slipping going phut striking out going pear-shaped going down washing out going astray not coming up to scratch yielding giving buckling crumpling recoiling nose-diving going downhill missing the boat caving in suffering defeat petering out falling by the wayside hitting the skids dropping out bungling going adrift dissatisfying ending falling apart going badly going off course exploding punching below one's weight terminating flagging languishing coming to a halt pooping out failing to go off fizzing out not coming off not showing bringing to naught falling short of expectations falling short of falling down going haywire losing control hitting bottom going down swinging backing wrong horse losing out playing into ganging agley backsliding declining deteriorating losing status not working stopping halting breaking stalling crashing laying an egg hitting rock bottom going by the board not making the grade falling flat on your face not passing dying stopping functioning seizing up packing up conking out losing power stopping working going kaput giving up the ghost cutting out fading away fading out ceasing to function running down giving out flummoxing losing sinking without trace failing miserably blowing it going out of business bombing out waning going to the wall dying out meeting with failure going broke going bankrupt missing the target failing to happen going on the rocks closing grinding to a halt going belly up tumbling going imploding doing badly losing money coming apart coming to a bad end coming to a sticky end abating going out submersing wallowing plunging wrecking degenerating decreasing dissolving disappearing vanishing diminishing weakening dropping withering going under going to bottom dwindling ricocheting ricochetting backlashing coming back busting redounding on falling away having unwelcome repercussions for bouncing back springing back having an adverse effect coming to an end ending in defeat ending in disappointment dying down dropping off not going as planned dying away

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Present participle for to face difficulties in a given task or environment

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Present participle for to have financial difficulties

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Present participle for to act or be mentally confused or dumbfounded

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Present participle for to hesitate in acting or speaking, especially due to being flummoxed or confused
dithering hesitating wavering faltering staggering teetering oscillating wobbling tottering rocking wiggling vacillating shimmying waffling delaying stalling fluctuating havering pausing swithering halting scrupling walking unsteadily dawdling equivocating temporizing dallying wabbling lingering waiting hedging alternating tergiversating moving unsteadily demurring dillydallying hovering seesawing pussyfooting stumbling deferring deliberating stopping doubting balking boggling mammering pondering weighing hanging debating baulking temporising shilly-shallying thinking twice sitting on fence hemming and hawing holding back hanging back pulling back thinking about shying away humming and hawing holding off dilly-dallying blowing hot and cold pussyfooting around sitting on the fence balancing procrastinating yo-yoing swaying chopping and changing getting cold feet tarrying running hot and cold wasting time changing one's mind trembling changing reeling trifling loitering keeping changing your mind playing a waiting game flip-flopping wobbling about see-sawing prevaricating faffing about flickering varying tumbling quivering bobbling quavering rolling lurching paltering trimming shuddering dodging pottering whiffling waffling going from one extreme to the other messing around hanging about hanging around umming and ahing straddling fence-straddling swinging whiffling killing time dragging your heels marking time whiling away time moving slowly changing mind having doubts wondering about feeling uncertain lacking conviction thinking something unlikely harbouring reservations about expressing suspicions about having doubts about feeling uneasy about having reservations about harbouring suspicions about having suspicions about having hesitations about entertaining doubts about fluctuating on expressing reservations about retarding postponing protracting prolonging adjourning lagging cooling poking goldbricking staying dragging putting off using delaying tactics taking a raincheck putting off doing something suspending action postponing action letting slide dragging your feet hanging fire deferring action playing for time kicking the can down the road dragging one's feet

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Present participle for to move or jolt around unsteadily or abruptly
tossing rolling pitching lurching swaying rocking reeling wobbling seesawing careening wabbling listing plunging undulating keeling heaving jouncing laboring labouring tumbling jogging swinging pitchpoling jiggling jolting oscillating shaking wagging jerking flailing pumping veering agitating joggling bouncing skipping bobbling hopping waving dancing chucking ditching dumping bobbing buffeting buffetting moving up and down jumping around tossing around letting fly rising and falling staggering stumbling tottering wallowing teetering tilting tossing about doddering waddling blundering weaving making heavy weather faltering leaning yawing slipping walking unsteadily sliding toppling zigzagging wheeling moving clumsily heeling swerving lolling sprawling toddling shuffling shambling hobbling rolling about tripping shimmying hesitating rolling around in moving around in bucking diving moving titubating rotating varying walking falteringly whiffling weltering sounding slumping dipping lungeing dropping lunging vaulting driving tipping falling away bumbling ducking dodging moving to the side quivering vibrating shuddering convulsing quaking juddering bucketing trembling wavering quavering rattling shivering wiggling fluttering twitching tremoring see-sawing jarring waggling stirring fluctuating writhing twittering fidgeting fidgetting jigging palpitating pulsating dithering moving to and fro jittering twisting billowing swaggering flickering disturbing throbbing bumping moving back and forth shimmering jostling jiggering thrashing wriggling squirming threshing squiggling fiddling rustling pendulating swishing vacillating pulsing thrilling wigwagging starting quailing wincing teeter-tottering yo-yoing gyrating alternating moving from side to side lumbering pushing and pulling swinging backwards and forwards moving backwards and forwards swinging back and forth moving slightly shaking like a leaf jibing inclining roaming straying roving rambling surging ranging roiling rousing moving about concussing moving around becoming unsteady traversing bending vellicating winking twinkling glimmering blinking contorting working rolling along shaking violently bothering tormenting shaking up suffering a fit shaking uncontrollably unsettling thrashing about going into spasms putting in motion flitting flaunting stirring up flittering commoving succussing whipping setting in motion churning flapping ruffling knocking

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Present participle for talk with continued involuntary repetition of sounds, especially initial consonants

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Present participle for to interfere with or put into a state of disorder
gumming up flubbing bungling fumbling blundering blowing erring bobbling butchering marring miscalculating bumbling boggling booting bollixing distorting mending messing misapplying miscomputing fouling up messing up goofing up lousing up balling up making a muck of falling down fluffing botching screwing up muffing spoiling mangling ruining foozling bodging dubbing failing muddling murdering bollixing up stumbling making a mess of making a hash of mucking up mismanaging mishandling hashing pulling a boner mutilating making a pig's ear of misconjecturing doing badly making a nonsense of making a Horlicks of misconstruing doing something badly patching damaging making a botch of wrecking doing clumsily misjudging ballsing up tripping boobing faltering slipping up fudging wasting squandering losing goofing miscarrying missing throwing away misconducting misgoverning misdirecting confusing jumbling mixing up botching up blowing it dropping the ball snafuing fouling making a mistake snarling muddling up tripping up stuffing up maladministering mishitting misruling destroying managing badly confounding overlooking slipping making a dog's dinner of getting wrong getting it wrong making a hash tumbling muffling veiling bollocksing up bolloxing bolixing bolloxing up bolixing up queering making hash of lousing misusing misfielding grappling choking putting a spanner in the works losing the handle throwing scuppering clipping nicking hitting a foul slicing hooking perverting prostituting exploiting misemploying delivering badly dropping a clanger jacking up careening making mistake putting your foot in it making a boo-boo getting something wrong dropping a brick making a blunder miscuing making a boner miscueing going wrong mistaking making a pig's ear making a dog's breakfast hashing up making a mess

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Present participle for cause to become stuck in mud

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Not having or showing the necessary skills to do something successfully
incompetent incapable inept unfit unfitted inexpert unable useless bungling ineffectual blundering unprofessional deficient ineffective inferior substandard unqualified unskilful unskilled cowboy incapacitated lacking lacking ability unsuitable wanting amateurish cack-handed clumsy ham-fisted inadequate inapt inefficient no good pathetic skill-less unproficient unskillful amateur awkward bush-league disqualified helpless hopeless ineligible inexperienced insufficient maladroit raw unadapted unapt unequipped unhandy uninitiated untrained not good enough undependable unreliable a dead loss less capable not much cop leaving much to be desired not equal to not have it not up to it not up to scratch not up to snuff out to lunch not cut out for unable to do something for toffee dilettante nonprofessional dilettantish jackleg gauche crude bumbling shoddy hack botched lay bodged sloppy slapdash slipshod poor bad lousy weak inefficacious unprepared terrible awful feeble unsatisfactory dreadful impotent rotten careless faulty duff worthless rubbish defective atrocious powerless appalling frightful abysmal pants unpractised unworkmanlike miserable inproficient a load of pants dire second-rate execrable bum green half-baked not up to can't hack it ham-handed unacceptable unsuited wrong lame fumbling bush suboptimal subpar wretched dissatisfactory mediocre very bad ill-equipped crummy dismal slovenly slack deplorable laughable horrible punk poxy junky rubbishy trashy cheap trumpery sucky low-grade hapless untaught butterfingered unaccomplished imperfect ignorant heavy-handed unsuccessful incompatible untalented off feckless hamstrung inexpedient counterproductive wack uncultivated very poor unpracticed sour diabolical fumbled unschooled negligent all thumbs crumby disappointing not cut out low-rent cheesy common schlock schlocky gimcrack coarse all fingers and thumbs lamentable sleazy cheapjack grim cut-rate bargain-basement chronic el cheapo broken disorganized extravagant prodigal shooting blanks improficient improvident inadept backwards insipid rude botching unsophisticated loser disorganised talentless unstudied inoperative handless graceless left-handed unequal non-qualified regrettable meager unco inelegant mutton-fisted immoral unfitting dishonourable dishonorable nonexpert unsound unfortunate not prepared can't cut it disgraceful abominable impaired amiss losing naive uncool vulnerable dependent frail butterfingers sorry stinking low quality low meagre unpolished without finesse unequal to the task woeful ropy pits pitiful God-awful paltry lacking finesse egregious not up to something not equal to something incapable of unqualified for untrained for unable to do something couldn't organize a piss-up in a brewery out of one's depth not much chop incompetent at out of one's element can't make the grade ill second-class not know one's arse from one's elbow no great shakes not up to par third-rate untutored unproductive ill-suited flimsy junk not proper unadvantageous futile inconsistent improper inappropriate limited desperate unspeakable two-bit piss-poor dime-a-dozen unversed unacquainted uninformed non-technical tinhorn bodger unchartered uneducated unlicensed uncertificated stupid outrageous for the birds unwelcome harmful non-professional new unable to do something to save one's life of a sort untamed illiterate undisciplined novice nescient wild strictly for the birds not trained

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Awkward, clumsy or socially inept
klutzy clumsy awkward ungainly bumbling gawky lumbering uncoordinated inept graceless maladroit blundering ungraceful unhandy bungling inexpert gawkish unskillful coarse oafish stumbling unrefined uncouth stiff amateurish unpolished unskilled incompetent artless lumpish butterfingers rude unfit green bulky all thumbs having two left feet having two left hands gauche inelegant tactless injudicious untactful ponderous unskilful unwieldy butterfingered wooden clownish gangling fumbly lubberly stilted cloddish coltish botched handless clodhopping spastic unco heavy-handed cack-handed with two left feet skill-less rough-hewn ham-handed all fingers and thumbs ill-bred out of your depth ham-fisted crude rustic like a bull in a china shop rough uncultured undexterous boorish uncomfortable uneasy loutish rustical uncultivated thoughtless unadept bovine cumbersome crass inconsiderate fumbled unmannerly unworldly indelicate raw uneducated inexperienced socially awkward socially unsure unsophisticated shambling heavy-footed careless unsubtle undiplomatic flat-footed vulgar unmannered hulking fumbling left-handed improper barbaric shameless barbarous heavy ill-judged impolitic splay bashful untoward untalented blunderous weedy unable offensive indecorous impolite tasteless barbarian clunky not agile all thumbs ill-mannered lacking in social graces outlandish corrupt socially inept accident-prone unsteady insensitive ill-shaped elephantine helpless inapt untrained inadept unproficient rough-and-tumble laborious stolid unfacile slouching clunking unproductive unsuccessful unworkmanlike hopeless two left feet ingenuous guileless naive churlish hick lumpen hillbilly stupid ignorant foolish backwoods dull lifeless unnatural leaden flat rigid passionless dry stodgy nervous unimpassioned spiritless soulless nervy gangly shy inexpressive weighty obstinate inflexible deadpan unyielding unbending lacking vitality

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Thrashing

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Lacking in purpose or use
purposeless aimless needless unnecessary goalless meaningless pointless senseless trifling unreasonable useless vacuous designless empty frivolous futile illogical indiscriminate irrational mindless nonsensical otiose purportless thoughtless valueless vapid wanton witless brainless desultory feckless inane insignificant inutile motiveless random unhelpful unprofitable worthless barren drifting haphazard profitless ridiculous undirected unpurposed wanky uncalled-for good-for-nothing hit-or-miss uncalled for without rhyme or reason wishy-washy fruitless unproductive vain irrelevant hollow trivial unavailing inconsequential unimportant idle ineffective redundant directionless nugatory gratuitous to no purpose ineffectual superfluous wandering bootless objectless in vain casual of no use groundless stupid fatuous vacant insubstantial dispensable hopeless unwarranted inessential expendable nonessential unsuccessful abortive wasted unwanted unrequired unneeded adrift unessential non-essential paltry peripheral silly absurd flat puerile foolish unrewarding insipid footling undesired empty-headed excessive inefficacious flighty chaffy blind null incidental uncritical avoidable causeless careless extraneous junky no-good extrinsic impotent petty optional unmerited cosmetic not required not needed to no avail automatic oblivious objectiveless unprovoked unguided without direction nothing unasked insane negligible throwaway nongermane surplus too much supererogatory miserable thankless no use baseless de trop rudderless exorbitant superficial dull unsalable not pertinent rambling unfounded surplus to requirements additional boring to no effect unsatisfactory erratic shallow minor lightweight stale uninspiring niggling flippant of no avail lacking foundation without grounds not serious without foundation of no earthly use dry uninteresting unreal vagrant capricious lost heedless cheap banal tedious arid commonplace time-wasting without depth dead unsubstantial lacklustre dreary monotonous drab sterile unstimulating prosaic lifeless humdrum driftless unfruitful unprolific unfilled clear unmeaning unsound daft lackluster of no value idiotic unintelligent asinine imbecilic cretinous ludicrous risible moronic unsystematic unthinking confused undiscriminating goofy unselective unmethodical damfool dim divvy childish gormless infantile half-baked laughable dumb unconsidered crass immature harebrained dof weak innocuous glaikit sappy chaotic scattershot devoid of intelligence undiscerning undifferentiating arbitrary unplanned hit or miss higgledy-piggledy disposable fortuitous noncompulsory prodigal accidental undesirable chance no need beside the point

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