funnel
noun
a cone-shaped utensil with a tube at the apex for conducting liquid or other substance through a small opening, as into a bottle, jug, or the like.
was funneling
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past progressiveof funnel.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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The person alleged in an interview that the sponsorship deal was “1,000% a way to circumvent the salary cap. It was funneling money from the Clippers through Daktronics back to Kawhi.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2026
Authorities suspected he was funneling some of the proceeds to Hezbollah, according to Paraguayan media reports.
From Salon ● Nov. 14, 2022
In August, a federal judge ruled that the Lancaster school district, which was funneling some newly arrived refugees to Phoenix, had to allow them to attend the main district high school.
From Slate ● Mar. 8, 2017
Chalabi’s relationship with the U.S. soured in the months after the invasion, and in 2004 U.S. forces raided his home on suspicions that he was funneling intelligence to Iran.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 3, 2015
The wind was funneling down the creek pretty fast, and it would have carried a big kite.
From The Flying Stingaree by Harold L. (Harold Leland) Goodwin
