Understanding the meaning of funk

funk

/fəŋk/

verb
draw back, as with fear or pain
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cringe flinch quail recoil shrink squinch wince

type of:
move
noun
a state of nervous depression
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"he was in a funk"

Similar:

blue funk

type of:
depression
noun
United States biochemist (born in Poland) who showed that several diseases were caused by dietary deficiencies and who coined the term `vitamin' for the chemicals involved (1884-1967)
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Similar:

casimir funk
noun
an earthy type of jazz combining it with blues and soul; has a heavy bass line that accentuates the first beat in the bar
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type of:
jazz

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