funking

present participle of funk

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for funking
Verb
  • Some of them wear face paint, camouflage uniforms, and ghillie suits — ducking in and out of foxholes cut into the ground.
    Avery Schmitz, CNN Money, 24 June 2026
  • Guests can walk along the nearby Rim Village Promenade before ducking into its lobby to enjoy the cozy fireplace, Mission furniture, and tree trunk columns.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 June 2026
Verb
  • While technical expertise is crucial, successfully landing remote AI jobs also requires strategic searching, understanding employer terminology, and avoiding scams.
    Bryan Robinson, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
  • Petrakakos said arrangements around possible tolls or coordination with Iran remain largely ad hoc, with most shipping companies avoiding direct engagement because of sanctions risk.
    Hugh Leask, CNBC, 29 June 2026
Verb
  • Earle is there to be supportive, and to slay a dragon in her best copyright-dodging Red Sonja fit.
    Bethy Squires, Vulture, 25 June 2026
  • Fun dads, at their best, are not dodging serious parenting.
    Jen Zamzow, CNBC, 20 June 2026
Verb
  • Right now, that faith is shaking as a wave of cruelty sweeps through our communities.
    Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 June 2026
  • With more shaking or churning, these grains grow and separate from the watery, naturally low-fat buttermilk.
    Rosemary Trout, Scientific American, 27 June 2026
Verb
  • But more than ever before, Nouel said, women are shirking the expectations of previous generations and considering all of their options to happiness, instead of staying in relationships that don't serve them.
    Madeline Mitchell, USA Today, 30 June 2026
  • In the meantime, each of the three companies is shirking blame.
    Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 5 June 2026
Verb
  • Artists have canceled shows at the Smithsonian and elsewhere, and some exhibits are sidestepping the president’s war on DEI.
    Isabel Ruehl, The Atlantic, 25 June 2026
  • 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
Verb
  • The suspect, 30‑year‑old Trevion Mark of Fort Worth, was arrested nearby without incident and charged with reckless endangerment and evading arrest in a motor vehicle, according to DPS.
    Doug Myers, CBS News, 1 July 2026
  • Mark was charged with reckless endangerment and evading arrest in a motor vehicle and booked into the Tarrant County Jail.
    Kamal Morgan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 July 2026
Verb
  • At the same time, people embrace talking freely about the experience, eschewing shame, with hashtags like #ShoutYourAbortion.
    Selena Simmons-Duffin, NPR, 25 June 2026
  • Recorded live as one uninterrupted suite at The Jazz Gallery in New York, the album is triple the length of the original, eschewing rigid form for dense feeling.
    Rae-Aila Crumble, Pitchfork, 25 June 2026
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“Funking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/funking. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.

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