funk meaning

UK /fʌŋk/ US /fʌŋk/ 1 syllable

funk (noun): a state of nervous depression.

funk has 4 meanings in this dictionary, as noun and verb.

funk as a noun

  1. a state of nervous depression
    • he was in a funk

    Synonyms: blue funk

    Type of: depression

  2. 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

    Type of: biochemist

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

    Type of: jazz

    Related forms: funky

funk as a verb

  1. draw back, as with fear or pain
    • she flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf

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

    Type of: move

    Kinds: shrink back

How to pronounce funk

funk is pronounced /fʌŋk/ in British English and /fʌŋk/ in American English. It has 1 syllable.

Words that rhyme with funk

Word lists: words starting with FU · words ending in NK · 4-letter words

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