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Synonyms for funk in English

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funk:
- funk; blue funk
- coward; funk
- shrink; recoil; flinch; funk; quail; wince; cringe; squinch

English

Detailed Synonyms for funk in English

funk:

funk [the ~] noun

the funk

– an earthy type of jazz combining it with blues and soul; has a heavy bass line that accentuates the first beat in the bar ¹
the funk
– an earthy type of jazz combining it with blues and soul; has a heavy bass line that accentuates the first beat in the bar ¹
- funk [the ~] noun
the funk

– a state of nervous depression ¹
the funk; the blue funk
– a state of nervous depression ¹
- funk [the ~] noun
  - he was in a funk¹
- blue funk [the ~] noun

funk

funk

– draw back, as with fear or pain ¹
coward
- coward
funk
– draw back, as with fear or pain ¹
- funk

funk verb

funk

– draw back, as with fear or pain ¹
to shrink; to recoil; to flinch; funk; quail; wince; cringe; squinch
– draw back, as with fear or pain ¹
- shrink verb (shrinks, shrank, shrinking)
- recoil verb (recoils, recoiled, recoiling)
- flinch verb (flinches, flinched, flinching)
  - she flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf¹
- funk verb
- quail verb
- wince verb
- cringe verb
- squinch verb

Alternate Synonyms for "funk":

blue funk; depression
Funk; Casimir Funk; biochemist
jazz
flinch; squinch; cringe; shrink; wince; recoil; quail; move

Related Definitions for "funk":

an earthy type of jazz combining it with blues and soul; has a heavy bass line that accentuates the first beat in the bar¹
a state of nervous depression¹
- he was in a funk¹
draw back, as with fear or pain¹

Related Synonyms for funk

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