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funk

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noun (2)

as in coward
a person who shows a shameful lack of courage in the face of danger he may be a strong, athletic guy, but he's a real funk when it comes to donating blood

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funk

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verb

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Recent Examples of funk
Noun
All three are excellent musicians, but Spear is a marvel, playing with a fluid style that incorporates multiple influences, from rock to African to blues to funk to Duane Eddy twang, with an innate sense of melody that carries the entire band. Jem Aswad, Variety, 5 Apr. 2024 Since as early on as his second album, the underrated 2015 collection The Story of Sonny Boy Slim, Clark has embraced everything from fuzzy rock to funk to Prince-ly psychedelia. Joe Gross, Rolling Stone, 21 Mar. 2024
Verb
In the late 1970s, the Sugarhill Gang released Rapper's Delight, built on funk, soul and disco tracks. Jennifer Kite-Powell, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025 JukeBoxx brings the funk and the Jeff Horton Band plays the blues for the next concert in the LIVE! Arkansas Online, 24 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for funk
Recent Examples of Synonyms for funk
Verb
  • Glass exploded across the dining room as the pair scrambled from their booth, ducking for cover while stunned employees froze in place.
    Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 19 Aug. 2025
  • In nearby Germantown, residents ducked into a church basement under low-hanging fluorescent lights.
    Sarah Henry, The Courier-Journal, 18 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Take extra caution when on the road or avoid driving if possible.
    KANSAS CITY STAR WEATHER BOT, Kansas City Star, 6 Sep. 2025
  • Refrain from entering water that may have electricity in it and avoid walking through floodwaters.
    STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Laugh is the kind of rap mastery that shuns maximalism for pristine, unadorned poetics.
    Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 29 Aug. 2025
  • Eugenics plays prominently in the rhetoric being generated and is derivative of a legacy that good medicine and science should continue to shun.
    Mikelle Street, Them., 28 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • On back-to-back pass plays, though, Ward held the ball too long and couldn’t shake the Broncos’ pass rush, resulting in back-to-back sacks that took the Titans outside field goal range.
    Nick Kosmider, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
  • After a while, the lady shook her head.
    Bryan Washington, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Twins starter Simeon Woods Richardson dodged the bat while fielding the grounder, but then made a high throw to second and both runners were safe.
    LaMond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 3 Sep. 2025
  • As a result, Apple can continue raking in billions of dollars from Google while also dodging what would have likely been a daunting task affecting Apple’s most important products, from the iPhone to the Mac and iPad.
    Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • With roughly 180 resorts spread across its atolls, there are dozens of worthy five-star escapes to choose from.
    Katie Lockhart, Travel + Leisure, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Auger-Aliassime played some of his best tennis since the early 2020s in the second and fourth sets, winning the former and having Sinner on the edge of going a break down for 3-1 in the latter, before the Italian escaped.
    Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2025

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“Funk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/funk. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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