| flounder2 | vi 1. move with difficulty, terkial-kial: the horses ~ed in the mud, kuda-kuda itu terkial-kial di dlm lumpur; I ~ed through the deep snow trying to find help, saya terkial-kial melalui salji yg dalam mencuba mendapatkan pertolongan; 2. behave awkwardly, hesitantly, gelabah: the unexpected query about my affair with Elizabeth left me ~ing for a moment, pertanyaan yg tdk diduga ttg hubungan saya dgn Elizabeth membuat saya gelabah sejenak; 3. be in difficulties, jatuh bangun: the institute continued to ~ in the wake of the economic cut-backs, institut itu terus jatuh bangun ekoran pemotongan kewangan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| fumble | vt terkial-kial hendak menangkap: he ~d the catch and dropped the ball, dia terkial-kial hendak menangkap bola itu, dan bola itu terlepas dr tangannya. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| struggle | 5. (colloq) have great difficulty, terkial-kial: can you help me with my Maths? I’m struggling, bolehkah kamu tolong selesaikan soalan Matematik ini? Saya sedang terkial-kial; if we promote him too fast he’ll just be left struggling, jika kita menaikkan pangkatnya terlalu cepat, dia akan terkial-kial saja dgn kerja barunya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| plough | ~ (o’s way) through st, a. (colloq) make progress with difficulty, terkial-kial utk menghabiskan sst: she ~ed her way through an enormous plate of chicken rice, dia terkial-kial utk menghabiskan sepinggan penuh nasi ayam; it took him days to ~ through the medical textbook, berhari-hari dia terkial-kial utk menghabiskan buku perubatan itu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| solid | b. (of ground) padat: after floundering through the mud, it was a relief to reach ~ ground, selepas terkial-kial mengharung lumpur, lega rasanya apabila memijak tanah yg padat itu; c. (of build) tegap: a man of ~ build, lelaki yg berbadan tegap; 6. not mixed with other metal, padu: ~ gold, emas padu; ~ silver, perak padu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |