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channeling

channeling

2 4.2
Directing water, energy or resources along a set path to move them where needed
  • noun
  • /ˈtʃænəlɪŋ/
  • US
translation icon : canalización
  • When river basin commissions are established, a multilateral forum is created for channeling disputes and achieving greater efficiencies and development benefits.

What choices I have to make every single day is channelling the anger and doing something that's going to benefit other people with it.

Examples

  • The channeling of the tremendous forces that he had called upon also had served to drain him.

    Fiction book (1992)
  • But the danger of "aid shock" due to the channeling of large amounts of funding through the government is a real one.

    Academic text (2004)
  • Meanwhile, the World Bank was becoming the lead institution in the channeling of multilateral development finance to developing countries.

    Academic text (1992)
  • Efficient, uniform collection is important because channeling leads to liquid concentration and a premature regeneration need.

    Academic text (1996)
  • The channeling of the river has improved navigation for boats.

  • He focused on channeling his energy into positive activities to boost his mood.

  • The scientists discussed the channeling of resources towards renewable energy projects.

Synonyms

routing
vschanneling
  • Specialized
14 3.5

Deciding and directing the path that things take, like internet data or packages

is a general act of directing along any path beyond technical contexts
canalization
vschanneling
  • Jargon
9.1

Directing information and ideas through set channels to reach the right people

is a simpler act of directing without managerial emphasis

Antonyms

43 4.4

A thing that blocks a passage like a pipe or artery

How Focused

to funnel
69 4.1
focusing
2.1
channeling
  • US
2 4.2
directing
3.5
routing
  • Specialized
14 3.5

Surface Forms

channeling singular
channelings plural
channelleds plural
channelled singular

Morphology

channeling = channel (transparent) = channel + ing

A regular verb nominalization from 'channel' meaning to direct; the meaning 'act of directing along a channel' follows standard Verb+ing nominalization.

Etymology

Channeling comes from the Latin word canalis, which means 'pipe' or 'waterway'. So to channel or channeling something is to guide it along a path, like water moving in a canal.