funnelling

noun

(nautical) smokestack consisting of a shaft for ventilation or the passage of smoke (especially the smokestack of a ship)

a conically shaped utensil having a narrow tube at the small end

a conical shape with a wider and a narrower opening at the two ends

verb

move or pour through a funnel

Roots

infundibulumfunnel- · Latin · funnel, pour in ing-ling · English · present participle

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