funk vs recoil

funk and recoil both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
funk	Yes	No	Yes	No
recoil	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, funk and recoil are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of funk include cringe, flinch, quail, shrink, squinch, wince.

funk (noun)	recoil (noun)
an earthy type of jazz combining it with blues and soul; has a heavy bass line that accentuates the first beat in the bar	a movement back from an impact
a state of nervous depression	the backward jerk of a gun when it is fired

funk (verb)	recoil (verb)
draw back, as with fear or pain	spring back, as from a forceful thrust
	draw back, as with fear or pain
	spring back; spring away from an impact
	come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect