āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
01
āĻĢāĻžāĻā§āĻ, āĻĢāĻžāĻā§āĻ āĻ¸āĻā§āĻā§āĻ¤
a style of dance music originated from African music and jazz, characterized by having a strong rhythm
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
He grew up listening to funk music, admiring the syncopated rhythms and soulful bass lines.
āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻĢāĻžāĻā§āĻ āĻ¸āĻā§āĻā§āĻ¤ āĻļā§āĻ¨ā§ āĻŦāĻĄāĻŧ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻā§āĻ¨, āĻ¸āĻŋāĻā§āĻā§āĻĒā§āĻā§āĻĄ āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻĻ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻŦā§āĻ¸ āĻ˛āĻžāĻāĻ¨āĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋāĻ° āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻļāĻāĻ¸āĻž āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
02
āĻāĻžāĻ°āĻžāĻĒ āĻ˛āĻžāĻāĻž, āĻšāĻ¤āĻžāĻļāĻž
a state of sadness, low spirits, or depression
Dialect
American
AmericanāĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
A weekend getaway helped her snap out of her funk.
āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ¸āĻĒā§āĻ¤āĻžāĻšāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻā§āĻāĻāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻ¤āĻžāĻā§ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻ°āĻžāĻĒ āĻŽā§āĻāĻžāĻ āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻŦā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻāĻ¸āĻ¤ā§ āĻ¸āĻžāĻšāĻžāĻ¯ā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
to funk
01
to shrink away in response to fear, pain, or apprehension
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
He funks before stepping onto the high platform.
āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻ¤āĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžāĻ
funky
funk
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