funking

present participle of funk

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for funking
Verb
  • Otherwise, Makar will be wincing through pain trying to explain the unfathomable, Blackwood will be dropping F-bombs in disbelief and MacKinnon will be ducking reporters despite being the team’s best player.
    Troy Renck, Denver Post, 11 June 2026
  • Now, 25 games and 577 days since the injury that put his career in jeopardy, there was All on the Bengals’ practice fields, cutting and accelerating, extending for receptions and ducking into blocking assignments.
    Paul Dehner Jr, New York Times, 2 June 2026
Verb
  • There should be visibility into how the AI works, which means avoiding black box solutions.
    Tomas Gorny, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026
  • McClary said there has been a surge in Americans coming to his nonprofit group and partners across the country to seek help on managing debt and avoiding bankruptcy and debt collectors.
    Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 18 June 2026
Verb
  • But three months later, Cardi was dodging rumors that Offset was cheating when a video of him emerged reportedly showing him in bed with another woman.
    Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 17 June 2026
  • Joseph’s attorneys recently accused Ball of dodging their requests and rescheduling too many depositions, where attorneys could ask Ball questions ahead of trial.
    Julia Coin June 15, Charlotte Observer, 15 June 2026
Verb
  • With a quick and creative offensive attack producing goals in front of stadium-shaking home crowds, the Americans have already won their group and booked their place in the knockout round.
    Jim Vertuno, Chicago Tribune, 20 June 2026
  • In a major rupture, strong shaking could cause severe damage near the fault and in areas built on soft or water-saturated soils, which can amplify shaking.
    Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 19 June 2026
Verb
  • In the meantime, each of the three companies is shirking blame.
    Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 5 June 2026
  • And Macy’s is still doing those in New York City this summer, so nobody’s shirking on the fireworks.
    Paige Darrah, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 May 2026
Verb
  • Critics say the administration is sidestepping a law that has shaped Washington’s skyline for more than a century.
    Dan Diamond, Washington Post, 19 June 2026
  • The results indicate that officers were often sidestepping explicitly asking for search consent, in favor of veiled and passive language that was difficult for people to understand in real time.
    Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 17 June 2026
Verb
  • According to the lawsuit, the defendants profited from unlawful short-term rentals while evading requirements in city law designed to protect short-term renters, protect the quality of life for neighborhood residents and maintain a supply of affordable housing.
    Sara Tenenbaum, CBS News, 23 June 2026
  • Robinzine was charged with evading arrest, unlawful possession of a firearm and tempering with physical evidence.
    Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 June 2026
Verb
  • Infinite Black Inside is one of those introverted electronic records that puts the soul and intellect of its producer at its center, eschewing genre conventions out of emotional necessity.
    H.D. Angel, Pitchfork, 16 June 2026
  • The doc also digs into the generational shift which has seen young generations eschewing regimented and sometimes abusive kitchens in favor of a more egalitarian, human way of doing things.
    Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 4 June 2026
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“Funking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/funking. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.

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