channel
noun
the bed of a stream, river, or other waterway.
was channelling
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past progressiveof channel.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Some joked Smith took method acting seriously and was channelling his hothead Bad Boys character Mike Lowrey.
From BBC ● Mar. 28, 2022
During then British prime minister Theresa May’s White House visit in 2017, Trump was channelling that vibe.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 29, 2020
But it seemed to me that Mrs. Trump was channelling another former model with a Zoolander squint who was married to a President: Carla Bruni.
From The New Yorker ● Jan. 20, 2017
The writer described by writing that it looked "as if the nodding dog in a car was channelling the Joker".
From BBC ● Jan. 6, 2014
When he spoke, it was as if Tim Burton was channelling a repressed Margaret Thatcher.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 12, 2012
