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foundering Definition and Meaning in English (foundering definition)

noun
Synonyms:collapsingfailingstruggling
Quick Answer • Definition

Foundering definition: The act or process of a ship filling with water and sinking.

Definitions of Foundering

  1. 1noun

    The act or process of a ship filling with water and sinking.

  2. 2noun

    The state of a plan, project, or organization experiencing complete failure or collapse.

Example Sentences

casual

“The old ship was foundering in the storm.”

business

“Many startups are foundering due to lack of funding.”

formal

“His political career was foundering after the scandal.”

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Inflected Word Forms

infinitivefounder
third person singularfounders
past tensefoundered
past participlefoundered
gerundfoundering

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Foundering definition: The act or process of a ship filling with water and sinking.
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