foundering

verb

Meaning

Of a ship, to fill with water and sink.
To fall; to stumble and go lame, as a horse.
To fail; to miscarry.
To cause to fill and sink, as a ship.
To disable or lame (a horse) by causing internal inflammation and soreness in the feet or limbs.
The act by which a vessel founders.

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Related words

going under(English)floundering(English)sinking ship(English)undermining(English)foiling(English)stranding(English)shipbreach(English)fiasco(English)titanic(English)lifeboat(English)schooner(English)crust(English)

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Sources

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