funking
Backing out fearfully
Funking is the present participle of funk, covering its verb senses.
To funk something is to shrink from it in fear or avoid it through cowardice: He was funking the confrontation with his boss.
In music contexts, funking means playing or performing in a funk style—laying down groovy, syncopated rhythms: The band was funking hard all night.
Rhythmic blues music
- discoSeventies dance music
- hiphopRhythmic spoken-word music genre
- breakdanceAcrobatic street-style movement
- poppingShort explosive sound
locking · krumping · choreography · moves · floor · bounce · step · isolations
Low-register musical foundation
- syncopationStressed unexpected beats
- rhythmPatterned stress and silence
- beatRhythmic pulse or strike
- polyrhythmOverlapping musical beat patterns
pocket · backbeat · swing · jamming · improvisation · vamp · loop · tight
Complex psychological state
- passionIntense emotional drive
- feelingSensed inner state
- warmthHeat you feel
- gospelSacred choral tradition
blues · grit · rawness · expressiveness · heartfelt · depth · sincerity · authenticity
Full of life, intensity
- livelyAnimated and energetic
- dynamicActive and changing
- peppyEnergetic and cheerful
- bouncyTends to rebound
spirited · exuberant · animated · high-energy · kinetic · electric · charged · infectious
Inducing altered perception
- afroRounded curly hairstyle
- bell-bottomsFlared-leg trousers
- platformsElevated flat surfaces
- vinylSynthetic resin plastic
boogie
Rhythmic blues music
- discoSeventies dance music
- hiphopRhythmic spoken-word music genre
- breakdanceAcrobatic street-style movement
popping · locking · krumping · choreography · moves · floor · bounce · step · isolations · freestyle
bassline
Low-register musical foundation
- syncopationStressed unexpected beats
- rhythmPatterned stress and silence
- beatRhythmic pulse or strike
polyrhythm · pocket · backbeat · swing · jamming · improvisation · vamp · loop · tight · locked-in
emotion
Complex psychological state
gospel · blues · grit · rawness · expressiveness · heartfelt · depth · sincerity · authenticity · melisma
vibrant
Full of life, intensity
bouncy · spirited · exuberant · animated · high-energy · kinetic · electric · charged · infectious · driving
psychedelic
Inducing altered perception
- afroRounded curly hairstyle
- bell-bottomsFlared-leg trousers
- platformsElevated flat surfaces
funkingfacing
Directed toward something
confronting · braving · tackling · stepping up · taking on