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funk - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'funk' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Funk [ n.]
- An offensive smell; a stench.
- Alt. of Funking
2 . Funk [ v. i.]
- To emit an offensive smell; to stink.
- To be frightened, and shrink back; to flinch; as, to funk at the edge of a precipice.
3 . Funk [ v. t.]
- To envelop with an offensive smell or smoke.

Meaning of 'funk' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . funk [ n]
Meaning (1):
- a state of nervous depression
Example in sentence:
  • he was in a funk
2 . funk [ v]
Meaning (2):
- draw back, as with fear or pain
Example in sentence:
  • she flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf