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• present participle of convey.

conveying

American  

[kuhn-vey-ing] / kənˈveɪ ɪŋ /

noun

1. the act or process of carrying or bringing something from one location to another.

   Industrial narrow-gauge railways were used in mining, logging, and the conveying of agricultural products, among other things.

2. the act or process of communicating or relaying information, emotions, etc..

   Many people believe that journalists must be totally neutral, that news is the conveying of fact and nothing more.

3. Law. the act of transferring the title to property.

   I help my clients grasp the complex legal process involved in the conveying of a property from seller to buyer.

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adjective

1. carrying something from one place to another or communicating information.

   Where there is a density difference between the conveying liquid and the solid particles it carries, the particles will tend to settle.

Etymology

Origin of conveying

First recorded in 1480–90; convey ( def. ) + -ing ¹ ( def. ) for the noun senses; convey ( def. ) + -ing ² ( def. ) for the adjective sense

Example Sentences

Greenspan exhibited a deft touch with financial markets, saying the barest minimum in his statements but seemingly always conveying what traders wanted to hear.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 22, 2026

Children in the study looked at faces conveying different emotions onscreen, and eye-tracking technology recorded where their attention veered.

From Science Daily • Jun. 17, 2026

Unlike in opera productions, there are no supertitles conveying the original English.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

Out on the street, the shops circle around us, further conveying the cramped nature of the neighborhood.

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026

We live in a sea of images conveying the culture and learning of modern civilization.

From "History of Art, Volume 1" by H.W. Janson

Related Words

• shipment
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