conveying

[ kuhn-vey-ing ]

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.

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.

Word History and Origins

Origin of conveying¹

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

John Lennon’s late-’70s song ‘Now and Then,’ now featuring all four Beatles, serves as a fitting conclusion, conveying what the band both achieved and lost.

From Los Angeles Times

NFL rules state that “players are prohibited from wearing, displaying, or otherwise conveying personal messages either in writing or illustration, unless such message has been approved in advance by the League office,” on game days while “visible to the stadium and television audience,” including “during postgame interviews in the locker room or on the field.”

From Los Angeles Times

Harris talked about her middle-class upbringing but had trouble conveying the pain being felt by the middle class, Shakir argued.

From Los Angeles Times

The sensibility is apparent in his most recent film, “Blitz,” even though it centers on the destruction of London during the German air raids of World War II, while also conveying an undercurrent of the racial strife that lingers in the U.K. today.

From Los Angeles Times

It was pure deflection, skilfully deployed, inviting the listener to smile with him rather than to think about the question, while also somehow conveying the vague impression that maybe one's home could indeed have all three of those taps in an independent Scotland.

From BBC

Related Words

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