How to Pronounce "in a funk"
expression
IN-uh-FUNK
IN-uh-FUNK
Definition
If someone is "in a funk," they are feeling sad, down, or not motivated, usually for emotional rather than physical reasons. It describes a temporary low mood or period of unhappiness.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈɪn/, /ɪn/ /ˈeɪ/, /ə/ /ˈfəŋk
British English
ˈɪn/ /æɪ/ /fˈʌŋk
Simplified Pronunciation
US
IN-uh-FUNK
UK
IN-uh-FUNK
Listen in Context
I've been in a funk all week.
She gets in a funk when it rains all day.
It's hard to talk when you're in a funk.
After losing the game, the whole team was in a funk.