funking

verb

present participle of funk
as in ducking

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for funking
  1. ducking
  2. avoiding
  3. dodging
  4. shaking
  5. shirking
  6. sidestepping
  7. evading
  8. eschewing
Verb
  • Grayson threatened to shoot her and Massey apologized before ducking down behind a counter and covering her face with what appeared to be a red oven mitt, the video shows.
    — Tesfaye Negussie, ABC News, 31 July 2026
  • Gardner described various efforts by the Coliseum body — formally called the Joint Powers Authority — to discuss the Roots’ outstanding debt, accusing team officials of ducking those communications.
    — Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 31 July 2026
Definition of ducking
Verb
  • The state health department says that avoiding tick bites is the best way to avoid tularemia.
    — Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2026
  • An armed off-duty Idaho state trooper and a private citizen confronted the shooter, likely driving him from the scene and avoiding further casualties, according to Twin Falls Police Chief Matthew Hicks.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of avoiding
Verb
  • Throughout the day, teenagers would dash onto the beach, dodging officers before diving back into the water.
    — Kerry Breen, CBS News, 31 July 2026
  • Discovered in 2004 while traveling on an alarming potential collision course with our planet, the near-Earth asteroid Apophis is now better known as the best example yet of our world dodging a cosmic bullet.
    — Andrew Jones, Scientific American, 30 July 2026
Definition of dodging
Verb
  • His hands were not shaking, and the cup was returned to his father un-rinsed and brimming with water.
    — Cynthia Zarin, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026
  • That dynamic is shaking the electric power industry to its core.
    — Laurent Belsie, Christian Science Monitor, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of shaking
Verb
  • Legal Aid argued that the state was shirking its obligation to keep her and her children safely housed.
    — Spencer Norris, ProPublica, 9 July 2026
  • 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
Definition of shirking
Verb
  • The Space Development Agency was established in 2019 to help speed up the deployment of US military space systems by sidestepping the Pentagon’s traditional sluggish bureaucracy.
    — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 17 July 2026
  • PortaSplit’s outdoor unit clips onto a window bracket, needs no drilling, and is classified as furniture rather than a fixture — sidestepping facade-modification bans in cities like Paris.
    — Anniek Bao,Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 2 July 2026
Definition of sidestepping
Verb
  • In the video, the riders can be seen speeding, popping wheelies, driving on sidewalks and evading police.
    — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Aug. 2026
  • He also was booked on four outstanding warrants related to evading law enforcement, according to police.
    — Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 29 July 2026
Definition of evading
Verb
  • Ford has announced its upcoming sub-$30,000 electric truck will be named Fathom, a surprise move eschewing historical names.
    — Greg Migliore, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Local luxury labels have been somewhat subtler, eschewing obvious iconography while integrating Chinese philosophies into their branding.
    — CNN Money, CNN Money, 8 July 2026
Definition of eschewing
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“Funking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/funking. Accessed 10 Aug. 2026.

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