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FOUNDERING

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

(of a ship) sinking

Synonyms:

foundering; going under

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural events

Hypernyms ("foundering" is a kind of...):

sinking (a descent as through liquid (especially through water))

Domain category:

ship (a vessel that carries passengers or freight)

Derivation:

founder (sink below the surface)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

-ing form of the verb founder

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