channeling

American  

[chan-l-ing] / ˈtʃæn l ɪŋ /

especially British, channelling

noun

1. Architecture, Furniture. ornamentation with flutes or channels.

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

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Etymology

Origin of channeling

First recorded in 1970–75

Example Sentences

They can shape a galaxy's long term development by channeling gas from the outer regions inward.

From Science Daily

For example, insurance companies play a central role in channeling funding into private-credit markets, and some are owned by private-credit managers.

From MarketWatch

She also concerned herself with various charitable efforts and work as a talent agent, channeling her experience to guide rising stars, including a young Jennifer Love Hewitt.

From Los Angeles Times

As music “that transcended enmities to forge a connection between all the people born of this land,” Vargas Llosa writes, channeling Toño’s enthusiasm, the vals is the exemplary art form of a “mongrel nation.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Proponents of prediction markets said they can offer valuable insights on the economy, markets and more by channeling the wisdom of crowds, and are often more accurate than polls.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• carry
• convey
• funnel
• siphon
• transmit
• transport