conveying
Americannoun
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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.
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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.
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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.
adjective
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
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While Davies speaks some French, he found it difficult conveying just how much pain he was in, and he spent eight days in hospital undergoing tests.
From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026
Just be sure that tonally you are conveying excitement and curiosity, not skepticism.
From MarketWatch • Dec. 30, 2025
Next to her was a 72-year-old cult-legend laptop composer dressed in black and wearing his trademark fedora, conveying ageless cool.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 10, 2025
After spending so much of the film conveying what a refined, multifaceted person Agnes is, Buckley is robbed of her character’s nuance in two seconds flat.
From Salon • Nov. 30, 2025
A shocking number of phrases that drop easily from the fingers are bloated with words that encumber the reader without conveying any content.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
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