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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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
These scenes are where the film does its best work, conveying the necessity of unstructured play with ease alongside the movie’s funniest jokes.
From Salon • Jun. 21, 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
Iago’s words in the opening moments of “Othello” are directed at his slavish follower Roderigo, conveying that Iago’s public posture of support for the title character is a pose to hide his nefarious intentions.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026
If my organelles are really symbiotic bacteria, colonizing me, what’s to prevent them from catching a virus, or if they have such a thing as lysogeny, from conveying a phage to other organelles?
From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas
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