channeling

[ chan-l-ing ]

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.

Word History and Origins

Origin of channeling¹

First recorded in 1970–75

Example Sentences

So I was actually playing that scene almost like I was channeling that particular “Bridesmaids” scene, but a very sort of like messed up, dark version of that.

From Los Angeles Times

For Tehrune, the only way to deal with it is to keep channeling Alpha Male’s deep well of suspicion and anger.

From Los Angeles Times

“Even when they were being covered on MTV like they were the Beatles, they were still channeling what people were feeling and thinking in this weirdly effortless way,” says the author.

From Los Angeles Times

A Brooklyn native, Ka was best known for channeling his personal battles and feelings into conceptual songs, including “Conflicted,” “Mourn at Night” and “Sirens.”

From Los Angeles Times

It is possible that, whether this was Kubrick's intent or not in abusing her, Duvall wound up channeling her ordeal into her art.

From Salon

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