variants
also funnelling
as in channeling
to cause to move to a central point or along a restricted pathway
funneled endless time and money into his misguided pet project
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for funneling
Verb
-
Shouldn’t, Mean To my hearing and reading, Peterson disagrees with directing or legislating equality of outcomes.—
Erik Sherman,
Forbes,
24 Mar. 2025 -
Nicholas Hoult has signed on to star in the untitled bank heist thriller that David Leitch is directing for Amazon MGM Studios and Imagine Entertainment.—
Borys Kit,
The Hollywood Reporter,
24 Mar. 2025
Verb
-
The unusually large size of this bulge compared with the galaxy’s disk is possibly thanks to UGC 10043 siphoning material from a nearby dwarf galaxy.—
Alan Taylor,
The Atlantic,
22 Dec. 2024
-
Eventually, the thieves began siphoning syrup directly from the barrels in the reserve without refilling them.—
Monica Mercuri,
Forbes,
6 Dec. 2024
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Cite this Entry
“Funneling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/funneling. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share