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• present participle of convey.

conveying

American  

[kuhn-vay-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

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conveying

Hayes is the founder and a managing member of hedge fund Great Hill Capital, and he was conveying his contrarian views on David Lin’s podcast, which first aired Tuesday.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 15, 2026

Jennifer Bethke, the museum’s art curator, has done a fine job of conveying the material scope of the work as well as that of the artists’ diplomacy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026

It is the same message officials across the country have been conveying in British Columbia, where around 115 fires are currently burning.

From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2026

Nearly half a century later, the day remains fresh in his mind and he relishes conveying it in all of its detail.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 17, 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

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