1. noun ZOOL2. verb in mud, water, etc3. verb mentally4. verb country, economy, etc1 noun ZOOLleith fem2 c m uleadhbóg fem22 verb in mud, water, etc INTRANSITIVEbheith in abarhe saw the boy flounderingchonaic sé go raibh an gasúr in abarthey were floundering about in the snowbhí siad ag únfairt thart sa sneachta3 verb mentally INTRANSITIVEbheith ag streachailt c m ubheith trí chéilehis answer left her flounderingbhí sí trí chéile ag an bhfreagra a thug sé4 verb country, economy, etc INTRANSITIVEbheith ag streachailt c m ubheith ag sracadhthis country is flounderingtá drochbhail ar an tír seo, tá an tír seo ar an dé deiridh