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noun

plural of funk

as in cowards

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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verb

present tense third-person singular of funk

as in ducks

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The Padres managed just five hits, with one bouncing off a base to plate their first run of the game and another off a pitcher’s glove cracking the door open for a hitter in the deepest of funks. — Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 June 2026 The flip side of all this is that Perez’s terrific career has been marked by funks and spurts … just seldom this early. — Kansas City Star, 13 Apr. 2026 But both clubs could end those funks and in convincing fashion, since both sit perched atop their respective divisions presently. — Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 21 Mar. 2026 Now, as the Knicks head into the final stretch of a season ownership expects to end in an NBA Finals appearance, Bridges is stuck in one of the worst extended offensive funks of his career. — Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 17 Mar. 2026 His take on the professional star whisperer, ready to drop everything for his client in a nanosecond and able to coax him out of funks via endless distractions, is neither cloyingly affectionate nor barbed. — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 13 Nov. 2025 Maybe another manager could’ve done or said something to restore their confidence and shake them out of their long funks a little bit quicker. — Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025

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To me, the most notable change — outside of Robert not getting fully naked, you cowards — is that the meltdown is witnessed by much more of the senior class.

— Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 13 Aug. 2026
In reality, the refs just do the bidding of the cowards behind the curtain.

— Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 14 July 2026

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In the video, the subject ducks his head in the opposite direction of the doorbell camera.

— Michael Ruiz , Adam Sabes , Christina Dugan Ramirez , Sarah Rumpf-Whitten , Julia Bonavita , Peter D'Abrosca , Alexandra Koch , Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 3 Feb. 2026
The sun ducks down and sets Conejo Mountain against warm pinks and purples, transforming the ridgeline into an epic silhouette.

— Brian Hamilton, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025

Definition of ducks

Verb

And the lichen also avoids non-bearing rocks like granite, sandstone, and quartzite, where its occurrence dropped to less than one percent.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 24 Aug. 2026
For the record, my hunch is Notre Dame avoids the flat-tire game that’s dogged Freeman.

— Pete Sampson, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of avoids

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And the reduced flow of goods through one of the world’s most consequential shipping lanes could create a ripple effect that shakes the world’s economy.

— Justin Klawans, TheWeek, 26 Aug. 2026
Miami likely will hold off on signing a 15th player to a standard contract, at least for now, in order to see who shakes free in the buyout market.

— Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of shakes

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According to the report, most of the cancer risk - 74% - comes from a single pollutant, benzo[a]pyrene, that escapes through leaks in pipe fittings and storage tanks.

— Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 25 Aug. 2026
From beachfront retreats in Miami to remote escapes off the coast of Newfoundland, these are the best of the best hotels across the US and Canada.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Aug. 2026

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