channelling
channelling is the present participle and gerund of channel.
Noun
channelling (plural channellings)
- A channel or furrow.
- The course of these channellings or furrows is southwest and northeast; they cross the present channel of the river obliquely, and appear upon the north as well as the south side.1842, William Williams Mather, Ebenezer Emmons, Lardner Vanuxem, Geology of New York
- The act by which something is channelled.
- The medium claimed to have taken part in channellings of the spirits of the dead.
Meaning of channel
Verb
channel (third-person singular simple present channels, present participle (US) channeling or (UK) channelling, simple past and past participle (US) channeled or (UK) channelled)
- To make or cut a channel or groove in.
- To direct or guide along a desired course.
- We will channel the traffic to the left with these cones.
- To serve as a medium for.
- She was channeling the spirit of her late husband, Seth.
- To follow as a model, especially in a performance.
- He was trying to channel President Reagan, but the audience wasn't buying it.
Forms of channelling
| Verb | |
|---|---|
| alternative US | channeling |
| Noun | |
| plural | channellings |
Questions about channelling
- What does channelling mean?
- Channelling means a channel or furrow.
- What is channelling the present participle and gerund of?
- Channelling is the present participle and gerund of channel.
- What part of speech is channelling?
- Channelling is a noun.
- What is the plural of channelling?
- The plural of channelling is channellings.
Words near channelling in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: channelling (page history and authors); channel (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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