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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This was just me sort of channeling a sort of a Woody Guthrie type of thing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2026
Interestingly, as his career progressed, Lichtenstein seems to have become more interested in channeling art history—a progression that is the inverse of most artists’.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
Andrew, were you channeling Peter Buck on guitar?
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026
Friedman was, as usual, channeling mainstream foreign policy dogma, which briefly held that constructive change might emerge from the chaotic aftermath of the Oct.
From Salon ● Sep. 14, 2026
They were often the sort of Marvellers who had trouble only channeling good light and following rules.
From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton
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