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Rarefoundering
The correct spelling is foundering.
How to pronounce foundering
verb
Say it like: Fow-nde-rin-g
The correct spelling is foundering. Of a ship, to fill with water and sink.
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Meanings
verb
- 1.Of a ship, to fill with water and sink.
- 2.To fall; to stumble and go lame, as a horse.
- 3.To fail; to miscarry.
- 4.To cause to fill and sink, as a ship.
- 5.To disable or lame (a horse) by causing internal inflammation and soreness in the feet or limbs.
noun
- 1.The act by which a vessel founders.
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