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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“I feel like my son is channeling through this medium,” Saleh said, her voice breaking as she painted a taper.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2026
Jolie’s work is bold, and almost imperceptibly so, quietly channeling a part of herself that is entirely removed from the veneer of fame and celebrity.
From Salon ● Jun. 29, 2026
A psychologist named Shoma Bose speaks with Varsha and concludes that the girl is channeling memories from a past life, when she lived in a poor Bengali fishing village.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026
Family offices are channeling ever more capital directly into companies over investing in private-market funds.
From Barron's ● May 23, 2026
A weird funnel device was attached to the forges chimney, trapping the smoke and heat and channeling it through a pipe into the floor, next to a big bronze manhole cover.
From "The Battle of the Labyrinth" by Rick Riordan
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