Search Result:foundering
Overview of noun foundering
The noun foundering has 1 sense
- foundering, going under -- ((of a ship) sinking)
Overview of verb founder
The verb founder has 4 senses
- fall through, fall flat, founder, flop -- (fail utterly; collapse; "The project foundered")
- founder -- (sink below the surface)
- collapse, fall in, cave in, give, give way, break, founder -- (break down, literally or metaphorically; "The wall collapsed"; "The business collapsed"; "The dam broke"; "The roof collapsed"; "The wall gave in"; "The roof finally gave under the weight of the ice")
- founder -- (stumble and nearly fall; "the horses foundered")