[f. next vb.] The action of the vb. FLOUNDER.
1867. F. Francis, Angling, xiv. (1880), 486. The fish gave one flounder on the top, and he was away.
1871. L. Stephen, Playgr. Europe, iv. (1894), 105. My chief reliance was upon the rope; and with a graceful flounder I was presently landed in safety upon a comparatively sound ledge.
1887. Sir R. H. Roberts, In the Shires, ii. 33. His horse came down upon his nose, and, after a severe flounder, regained his legs.
