funnelling
Narrowing the flow
Funnelling is the British spelling of funneling—directing something through a narrow channel or passage.
Traffic funnels through a bottleneck.
Money funnels into an account.
Attention funnels toward a single point.
The word implies concentration or convergence: Resources were funnelling into the project from multiple sources.
Overseeing a production
- routingPath selection process
- conveyingTransmitting meaning or information
- divertingAgreeably attention-stealing
- redirectingSending elsewhere
siphoning · piping · conducting · transferring · relaying · shunting · dispatching · streaming
Flowing in volume
- streamingReal-time digital delivery
- drainingDepleting one's reserves
- cascadingFalling in stages
- tricklingFlowing in thin stream
gushing · spilling · seeping · channeling · sluicing · decanting · emptying · discharging
Progressive decrease in width
- constrictingMaking narrower by pressure
- convergingMoving toward sameness
- squeezingPressing inward firmly
- compressingForcing into less space
tightening · bottlenecking · restricting · contracting · pinching · streamlining · focusing · consolidating
Combining dispersed elements
- poolingMerging shared contributions
- aggregatingCollecting into a total
- collectingGathering items over time
- gatheringCollection of people meeting
amassing · centralizing · accumulating · compiling · distilling · filtering · sifting · extracting
directing
Overseeing a production
- routingPath selection process
- conveyingTransmitting meaning or information
- divertingAgreeably attention-stealing
redirecting · siphoning · piping · conducting · transferring · relaying · shunting · dispatching · streaming · feeding
pouring
Flowing in volume
trickling · gushing · spilling · seeping · channeling · sluicing · decanting · emptying · discharging · flowing
tapering
Progressive decrease in width
- constrictingMaking narrower by pressure
- convergingMoving toward sameness
- squeezingPressing inward firmly
compressing · tightening · bottlenecking · restricting · contracting · pinching · streamlining · focusing · consolidating · reducing
consolidating
Combining dispersed elements
- poolingMerging shared contributions
- aggregatingCollecting into a total
- collectingGathering items over time
gathering · amassing · centralizing · accumulating · compiling · distilling · filtering · sifting · extracting · condensing
funnellingscattering
Distribution in many directions
dispersing · spreading · disseminating · diffusing · broadcasting
funnellingscattering
Distribution in many directions
dispersing · releasing · freeing · unleashing · letting loose