funk
noun
cowering fear; state of great fright or terror.
had funked
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past perfectof funk.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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I had funked the place in the foggy twilight, and it does not do to let a matter like that slide.
From Mr. Standfast by John Buchan
If he had funked the sacrifice it would have been on his conscience all the rest of his life.
From The Street Called Straight by Orson Lowell
And now Torrance again, having taken over the task O'Connor had funked in a moment of panic.
From The Return of Blue Pete by Luke Allan
She had funked the sharp corners of life, that other, in a way in which this girl with the clear, brown-gold eyes that met the World so squarely would never funk them.
From The Vision of Desire by Margaret Pedler
Yet his manner, when he did put in an appearance, conveyed absolutely no impression; as St. John afterwards informed his wife he believed that Markham had funked it.
From The Triumph of Jill by F.E. Mills Young
