channel
noun
the bed of a stream, river, or other waterway.
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
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Alexandra Coakley, excerpts assistant: Here I am, channeling Jane Birkin or Francoise Hardy, owning that tea-length summer dress like a mini–Alexa Chung.
From Slate ● Oct. 7, 2015