- 1to move or make something move through a narrow space, or as if through a funnel (+ adv./prep.) Wind was funneling through the gorge. funnel something (+ adv./prep.) Huge pipes funnel the water down the mountainside. Barricades funneled the crowds toward the square.
- 2(figurative) Some $10 million in aid was funneled into the country through government agencies.
funnel
verbNAmE//ˈfʌnl//
[intransitive, uncountable]Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they funnel he / she / it funnels
past simple funneled (Canadian English usually)funnelled
-ing form funneling (Canadian English usually)funnelling
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