floundering
English
[edit]Verb
[edit]floundering
- present participle and gerund of flounder
Noun
[edit]floundering (plural flounderings)
- The act of one who flounders; a clumsy struggle.
- 2024 March 20, Christian Wolmar, “NAO report highlights lack of clarity and purpose”, in RAIL, number 1005, page 34:
- 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 rail network.