foundering
/F AW1 N D ER0 IH0 NG/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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