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

The song is an "example of where not to go" while conveying the importance of speaking to each other and showing emotions, he said.

From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026

This makes Lego a kitschy means of egalitarian expression, effective for conveying all manner of messaging and symbolism.

From Salon • Apr. 26, 2026

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

After that landed in inboxes, I heard from a number of voters conveying their reservations about young Timothée.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 11, 2026

On July 15, 1775, he paid $333.33 to an unidentified person “to go into the town of Boston; to establish a secret correspondence for the purpose of conveying intelligence of the Enemy’s movements and designs.”

From "George Washington, Spymaster" by Thomas B. Allen

Related Words

• shipment
• shipping
• transit
• transportation