funk
noun
- the condition of being greatly afraid or in a panic
- a low, depressed mood
intransitive verb
Informal to be afraid
transitive verb
- to be afraid of
- to avoid as because of fear; shrink from
noun
- Obsolete a musty odor, as of moldy tobacco
- ☆ funky jazz
- ☆ a form of rhythm and blues popular since the 1970s in which highly syncopated polyrhythms are combined with a prominent, jerky bass line, minimal harmonic structure, and declamatory vocalizing
See funk in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(fŭngk)
nouna. A state of cowardly fright; a panic.
b. A state of severe depression.
- A cowardly, fearful person.
verb funked,
funk·ing,
funks verb, transitive- To shrink from in fright or dread.
- To be afraid of.
verb, intransitive To shrink in fright.
(fŭngk)
noun- Music
a. An earthy quality appreciated in music such as jazz or soul.
b. A type of popular music combining elements of jazz, blues, and soul and characterized by syncopated rhythm and a heavy, repetitive bass line.
- Slang An unsophisticated quality or atmosphere of a region or locality: “The setting is country funk” (Nina Martin).
(fŭngk, fo͞ongk), Casimir 1884-1967.
Polish-born American biochemist whose research of deficiency diseases led to his discovery of vitamins, which he named in 1912.
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