channeling

[ chan-l-ing ]

/ ˈtʃæn l ɪŋ /

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Architecture, Furniture. ornamentation with flutes or channels.

the practice of professedly entering a meditative or trancelike state in order to convey messages from a spiritual guide.

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Also especially British, chan·nel·ling .

First recorded in 1970–75

Tolkien, channeling something similar, conjured the Eye of Sauron.
McConaughey’s ‘Stand’—And Ours|James Poulos|December 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He spends the rest of the movie struggling to clear his name and channeling Harrison Ford from The Fugitive.
‘Persecuted’ Is the Christian Right’s Paranoid Wet Dream|Candida Moss|July 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
A choice Johnson says he made channeling a Harpo Marx type character, and not a “mysterious Oriental.”
‘Star Wars’ Director Rian Johnson May Bring Balance to the Force|Rich Goldstein|June 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But, at least with his new disco campaign ad, he'll be channeling Kanye West by adding some 808s to his likely heartbreak tonight.
Texas's Disco Candidate For Lieutenant Governor|Ben Jacobs|May 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST

On campus—and even off-campus—divestment has long been a popular means of channeling outrage.
Why Stanford Should Keep Its Coal Stocks|Daniel Gross|May 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The first success at channeling this nuclear power in a nonbomb device had been accomplished in England in 1958.
The Secret of the Ninth Planet|Donald Allen Wollheim
On road work, plowing and sprinkling are estimated per unit-area; and in quarry work, channeling is so estimated.
Cyclopedia of Commerce, Accountancy, Business Administration v. 2|Various
It is also occasionally used to signify channeling or grooving.
Time Telling through the Ages|Harry Chase Brearley
One of these (Fig. 7) indicates the cost of channeling rock.
Cyclopedia of Commerce, Accountancy, Business Administration v. 2|Various
The change in the channeling of public investment funds was introduced in the hope of increasing the effectiveness of their use.
Area Handbook for Bulgaria|Eugene K. Keefe, Violeta D. Baluyut, William Giloane, Anne K. Long, James M. Moore, and Neda A. Walpole