Floundering

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  • verb. Present participle of flounder.
  • Word Usage
    "His attorneys claimed the FBI tipped the media to searches of Hatfill's home to deflect attention from what they characterize as a floundering anthrax investigation and violated Hatfill's privacy with 24-hour surveillance and wire taps."
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    verb-stem
    flounder