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Floundering is a 1994 comedy film set in the aftermath of the Los Angeles riots of 1992 . The film was directed and written by Peter McCarthy , starring James LeGros with appearances by John Cusack , Ethan Hawke , and Lisa Zane .

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n. The act of one who flounders; a clumsy struggle. vb. (present participle of flounder English)

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Flounder \Floun"der\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Floundered ; p. pr. & vb. n. Floundering .] [Cf. D. flodderen to flap, splash through mire, E. flounce, v.i., and flounder the fish.] To fling the limbs and body, as in making efforts to move; to struggle, as a ...