channeling
Americannoun
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Architecture, Furniture. ornamentation with flutes or channels.
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the practice of professedly entering a meditative or trancelike state in order to convey messages from a spiritual guide.
Etymology
Origin of channeling
First recorded in 1970–75
Example Sentences
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Pham donned a neon pink wig and a vest, channeling Lily’s alter ego, Lola.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026
In channeling old-school glamor, outfits and fancy houses will only get you so far.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026
Beijing is channeling substantial investment into the so-called "lithium triangle" — the mineral-rich belt across Argentina, Bolivia, and Chile that holds 56% of the world's lithium reserves.
From BBC • Mar. 6, 2026
They can shape a galaxy's long term development by channeling gas from the outer regions inward.
From Science Daily • Feb. 27, 2026
He earned about $125,000 from Harvard and the Brigham; out of that he paid his personal bills as well the mortgage on his mother’s house, channeling any leftover funds to PIH.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
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