Definitions
draw back, as with fear or pain
Word origin
1620, from French dialectal (Norman) funquer, funquier (“to smoke, reek”), from Old Northern French fungier (“to smoke”), from Vulgar Latin fūmicāre, alteration of Latin fūmigāre (“to smoke, fumigate”). Related to French dialect funkière (“smoke”). More at fumigate.
Used in a sentence
“The foulest stench is in the air; the funk of 40,000 years and grizzly ghouls from every tomb are closing in to seal your doom.”
“He funks Basketia and her son to death”
“Funking a cobbler – that is, blowing smoke into his stall; smoking cigars at divans and club houses; […]”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Soulful groove”4 letters
02“Bad mood or groove”4 letters
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