funking

verb

Definition of funkingnext
present participle of funk
as in ducking

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  1. avoiding
  2. dodging
  3. shaking
  4. sidestepping
  5. evading
  6. eschewing
  7. shunning
Verb
  • For something completely hands-free, grab this Roomba robot vacuum that can map out a path for itself all on its own, avoiding obstacles like furniture and ledges in the process.
    Clara McMahon, People.com, 26 Dec. 2024
  • Analyze Your Current Financial Situation Gaining a clear understanding of your financial standing is the first step toward avoiding new debt.
    True Tamplin, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024
Definition of avoiding
Verb
  • Players explored the dungeon and pieced together the story at their own pace while dodging lethal traps and encounters.
    Rob Wieland, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
  • Then, on January 17, Jamie Foxx stars in Back in Action, an explosive Netflix original about spies navigating family life while dodging danger.
    Okla Jones, Essence, 30 Dec. 2024
Definition of dodging
Verb
  • Symptoms like a fast heart rate, or shortness of breath, shaking and chills, confusion or lethargy.
    Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Your ruler Mercury will also station retrograde in Sagittarius—your seventh house of partnerships—on November 9, revealing all the ways your desires for independence may be shaking things up with up your closest allies and enemies.
    Roya Backlund, StyleCaster, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of shaking
Verb
  • This enables organizations to centralize control while sidestepping many of the risks associated with DIY pipelines.
    Taylor Brown, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
  • There’s no sidestepping this directive.
    Zack Savitsky, Quanta Magazine, 13 Dec. 2024
Definition of sidestepping
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  • Rich had fled to Switzerland in 1983 after he was indicted on more than 50 counts of fraud and evading more than $48 million in taxes.
    Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 24 Dec. 2024
  • The pair really do go through the ringer, evading elephant stampedes, treacherous mountains, and ice cold snowy condidtions that look like Disney is setting up a cross over sequel with Frozen.
    Pete Hammond, Deadline, 17 Dec. 2024
Definition of evading
Verb
  • That part bothers me less than the idea than the apparent reality that values and interests have shifted; people seem to be eschewing the walkable neighborhood.
    Roger Valdez, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
  • These marketing efforts focus on community and co-creation, eschewing the time, money and lack of authenticity that have become synonymous with traditional content marketing.
    Drew Gerber, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of eschewing
Verb
  • Image More broadly, water experts said that shunning tap water undermined trust in the public water system, which could have dangerous consequences.
    Jill Schweber, New York Times, 31 Dec. 2024
  • Is Remaking Hollywood's Money Model By Maggie McGrath The first Black woman to direct a $100 million-grossing film is shunning the studios and their rules—and turning to philanthropists like Melinda French Gates.
    Matt Craig, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
Definition of shunning
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