funk in English

noun

1

a state of depression.

I sat absorbed in my own blue funk

2

a coward.

3

a style of popular dance music of US black origin, based on elements of blues and soul and having a strong rhythm that typically accentuates the first beat in the bar.

It combines elements of hip-hop, reggae, funk , punk rock and even traditional Irish folk music.

4

a strong musty smell of sweat or tobacco.

It's not sweat or the funk from the equipment; it's a strange smell that's hard to describe.

verb

1

avoid (a task or thing) out of fear.

I could have seen him this morning but I funked it

2

give music elements of the style of funk.

Whether you want a traditional curled style or want to funk it up with spikes, tousles or free form hair tails you will be right in style.

noun

• a (state of) depression, a bad mood, a low, the dumps, the doldrums, a blue funk
• blue funk

verb

• quail, wince, flinch, cringe, shrink, recoil, squinch

Use "funk" in a sentence

1. 'Da noise, bring in'da funk.

2. Sam drove off in a funk.

3. James Brown is the master of funk.

4. She began to perform Soul and Funk music.

5. She was in a funk about changing jobs.

6. Funk carioca ([ˈfɐ̃.ki ˌka.ɾi.ˈɔ.kɐ]), also known as favela funk and, in other parts in the world, Baile funk, is a hip hop style from Rio de Janeiro, derived from Miami bass and gangsta rap music.

7. The Bamboos are Australia's premier Deep Funk outfit

8. 7 She was in a funk about changing jobs.

9. Well, that explains the strange funk in your room.

10. Blaxploitation, funk and groovy soundtracks and culture from Blaxploitation.com

11. Baile funk is a phenomena of Black Brazilian music

12. Alfa Mist ‎– Antiphon Genre: Hip Hop, Jazz, Funk / Soul

13. He's been in a real funk since she left him.

14. Affright (also: awe, blue funk, dread, reign of terror, terror) volume_up

15. The band's sound is a distinctive mixture of funk and rap.

16. Out of sheer funk he had not gone to the party.

17. We're being swamped by the funk, and disco is hip.

18. She's in a funk about giving her talk on Sunday.

19. Seit dem 15.10.2019 ist "Der Biograph" ein Angebot von funk

20. The Museum Of UnCut Funk celebrates the 1970's Blaxploitation era

21. Learn some choreography to some of the most viral Bhangra Funk and Bolly Funk dance routines from the comfort of your home, taught by Shivani Bhagwan and Chaya Kumar.

22. Albums include The Weird World of Blowfly, Florida Funk, and When I …

23. There was Walther Funk , the shifty - eyed nonentity who had succeeded Schacht.

24. The Spurs brought the funk early but got Clapped by the Thunder

25. Crowander Heavy Waves From the Garage (funk/rock) Blues, Indie-Rock, Instrumental

26. Ketsa Face It Ascendance Blues, Pop, Rock, Indie-Rock, Deep Funk, Instrumental

27. Notes of fruity funk and bubblegum further add to its overly Confectious fragrance

28. When he started Funk, he had a new, improved design, the Achromat.

29. 2) Amplexus is a jam / dance / funk trio from Montgomery County, Pennsylvania

30. The Amnesiacs are an exciting Ska/rap/funk/indie group from Liverpool

31. 12 synonyms for Cowardliness: chickenheartedness, cowardice, cravenness, dastardliness, faint-heartedness, funk, pusillanimity, unmanliness, gutlessness

32. The Accolades bring a fusion of Funk, Jazz, Rock, and Prog to the Scene.

33. Heavy rock with a tinge of funk that still sounds fresh and exciting today.

34. These guys are an energetic amalgam of jazz, funk and something a little harder.

35. MC Denny - Bacanal mc denny dennyDivulgue sua música no CANAL DO FUNK

36. 17 synonyms for Coward: wimp, chicken, scaredy-cat, sneak, funk, craven, pussy, yellow-belly, poltroon

37. “Cold blooded” is a funk song written and recorded by Rick James in 1983

38. For one thing, he came out and said he hated funk, a Peppers mainstay.

39. From album '' Electrified Funk'' 1977 Wild Cherry Are you Boogieing around on your daddy

40. Second, the other Lakers will be jolted from their funk by the appearance of Magic.

41. 1) Bwana are an obscure psychedelic-funk-jazz-rock band from Nicaragua circa 1970-1972

42. Funk Firm Achromat platter mat is the ideal material to absorb energy from the record

43. It pops up in the Bluesier side of soul music, funk, and R&B

44. James Carter arrived in this at his most extreme then eased into a breezy funk.

45. Clambering with the Classics #3 (GC5HFE2) was created by Funk to Funky on 12/16/2014

46. Going from Jazz-Funk to Afrobeat through Prog and Psychedelic influences, Brume infuses together killer grooves

47. Breakbeat meaning: a type of electronic dance music that includes parts of funk and soul songs:

48. People take time to get into all that shit What's the state of the funk today?

49. It may or may not have some funk or "Bagginess" (a burlap taste from storage)

50. This brings us back to Polish scientist Casimir Funk and the link between rice hulls and beriberi.