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Meaning of word funk from English dictionary with examples, synonyms and antonyms.

funk noun

Meaning : A state of nervous depression.

Example : He was in a funk.

Synonyms : blue funk

Meaning : 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).

Synonyms : casimir funk

Meaning : An earthy type of jazz combining it with blues and soul. Has a heavy bass line that accentuates the first beat in the bar.

funk verb

Meaning : Draw back, as with fear or pain.

Example : She flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf.

Synonyms : cringe, flinch, quail, recoil, shrink, squinch, wince

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