Definition of Foundering

Noun: foundering  fawn-du-ring

1. (of a ship) sinking
   - going under

1. Fail utterly; collapse
   "The project foundered";
   - fall through, fall flat, flop
    
2. Sink below the surface
    
3. Break down, literally or metaphorically
   "The wall foundered";
   - collapse, fall in, cave in, give, give way, break
    
4. Stumble and nearly fall
   "the horses foundered"

See also:
foundered
founders

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