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channelling

chan·nel
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [chan-l]
    • /ˈtʃæn l/
    • /ˈtʃæ.nəl.ɪŋ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [chan-l]
    • /ˈtʃæn l/

Definitions of channelling word

  • noun channelling Architecture, Furniture. ornamentation with flutes or channels. 1
  • noun channelling the practice of professedly entering a meditative or trancelike state in order to convey messages from a spiritual guide. 1
  • verb with object channelling to convey through or as through a channel: He channeled the information to us. 1
  • verb with object channelling to direct toward or into some particular course: to channel one's interests. 1
  • verb with object channelling to excavate as a channel. 1
  • verb with object channelling to form a channel in; groove. 1

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Origin of channelling

First appearance:

before 1250
One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; Middle English chanel < Old French < Latin canālis waterpipe; see canal

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Parts of speech for Channelling

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

channelling popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 97% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

channelling usage trend in Literature

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