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funk
noun
verb
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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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
noun
A state of nervous depression
“He was in a funk”
verb
Draw back, as with fear or pain
“She flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf”
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He was in a funk
She flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf
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