funk

Speech parts

1. funk - Noun

2. funk - Verb

Meaning

An offensive smell; a stench.

To envelop with an offensive smell or smoke.

To emit an offensive smell; to stink.

To be frightened, and shrink back; to flinch; as, to funk at the edge of a precipice.

Alt. of Funking

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

shrink flinch quail depression wince fear anxiety panic terror recoil misery sadness cowardice dread fright
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Antonyms

lion ambrosia gladiator bear ambergris confidence
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Hypernyms

move depression jazz

Hyponyms

retract shrink back

Phrases with the word

a blue funk a funk be in a funk be in a blue funk funk soul funk fusion

Examples

I don't do drugs anymore... than, say, the average touring funk band. Bill Hicks

You know, in the 1970's, when I was in high school, I belonged to a band called the Happy Funk Band. Until an unfortunate typo caused us to be expelled from school. Colin Mochrie

I can only get my drummer in the winter; he plays with Grand Funk all summer. Bob Seger

As Minister of Economics, Funk accelerated the pace of rearmament and as Reichsbank president banked for the SS the gold teeth fillings of concentration camp victims, probably the most ghoulish collateral in banking history. Walther Funk

I'm always surprised that I'm still around funk and that people are still into it. George Clinton

The Rat Pack was the piece that really kicked me out of that little funk that I was in and then Ted called me up and asked me if I wanted to be the dad in Blow. Ray Liotta

Close letter words and terms

Funj Sultanate funjee funji funk art funk blues funk fusion