chan|nel|ing

chan|nel|ing
chan|nel|ing «CHAN uh lihng», noun.
the act or process of supposedly communicating with invisible beings, spirits, or forces: »

The extraterrestrials who turn up in the course of channeling…appear almost unfailingly wise and benevolent (Time).


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  • chan´nel|er — chan|nel1 «CHAN uhl», noun, verb, neled, nel|ing or (especially British) nelled, nel|ling, adjective. –n. 1. the bed of a stream, river, or other watercourse: »Rivers cut their own channels to the sea. SYNONYM(S): race …   Useful english dictionary

  • chan|nel — chan|nel1 «CHAN uhl», noun, verb, neled, nel|ing or (especially British) nelled, nel|ling, adjective. –n. 1. the bed of a stream, river, or other watercourse: »Rivers cut their own channels to the sea. SYNONYM(S): race …   Useful english dictionary

  • chan|nel-surf|ing — «CHAN uhl SUR fihng», adjective, noun. –adj. tending to switch from one interest or subject to another; easily bored: »The Vogue pictures…offer a kaleidoscope of images, feeding the short attention span of a channel surfing celebrity hungry… …   Useful english dictionary

  • chan´nel|i|za´tion — chan|nel|ize «CHAN uh lyz», transitive verb, ized, iz|ing. = channel. (Cf. ↑channel) –chan´nel|i|za´tion, noun …   Useful english dictionary

  • chan|nel|ize — «CHAN uh lyz», transitive verb, ized, iz|ing. = channel. (Cf. ↑channel) –chan´nel|i|za´tion, noun …   Useful english dictionary

  • en|chan|nel — «ehn CHAN uhl», transitive verb, neled, nel|ing or (especially British) nelled, nel|ling. to confine within its proper channel …   Useful english dictionary

  • re|chan|nel — «ree CHAN uhl», transitive verb, neled, nel|ing or (especially British) nelled, nel|ling. to channel in a new form or direction: »It is difficult to predict whether…we can measurably rechannel the buying demands of the public (Wall Street… …   Useful english dictionary

  • chan — abu·ra·chan; aero·me·chan·ic; aero·me·chan·ics; an·ti·tro·chan·ter; bac·chan·tic; bad·chan; bar·chan; chan; chan·cel; chan·ce·lade; chan·cel·lery; chan·cel·lor; chan·cel·lor·ate; chan·cel·lor·ism; chan·cel·lor·ship; chan·cel·ry; chan·chi·to;… …   English syllables

  • channel — chan|nel1 [ tʃænl ] noun count *** ▸ 1 television station ▸ 2 way to send information ▸ 3 passage/cut in surface ▸ 4 narrow area of water ▸ 5 way of using ability 1. ) a television station and the programs that it broadcasts: Let s see what s on… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • channeling — chan•nel•ing [[t]ˈtʃæn l ɪŋ[/t]] n. hlc professedly entering a meditative or trancelike state to convey messages from a spiritual guide • Etymology: 1970–75 …   From formal English to slang

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