To transmit or make known information, ideas, or feelings; or to move or carry something from one place to another.
He stood at the door, unable to speak. The letter in his hand was all he had left to convey the terrible news. His trembling fingers could barely convey the paper, a heavy burden of sorrow he had to share.
The old mechanic tried to convey the urgency of the overheating engine. He pointed at the steaming gauge, then mimed shoveling coal into a furnace to make me understand the heat building inside. He needed me to quickly move the spare radiator from the back of his truck.
The old farmer’s calloused hands would convey the heavy burlap sacks of dried river kelp down to the waiting boat. His gruff shouts would then convey his impatience to the young deckhand, urging him to hurry before the tide changed.
My dog, Bartholomew, tries to convey important messages, like when he needs to go potty. He'll run in circles and bark, hoping I'll understand. Sometimes, though, he just wants to convey his toy squeaker to me, dropping it slobberingly at my feet.
My pet rock, Bartholomew, tried to convey his deep love for the lint monster under the sofa. He just sat there, a stoic lump, trying to make me understand his profound feelings with sheer mineral stillness. I think he also wanted me to convey him a new polish, but it's hard to be sure with rocks.
The old letters, tied with a faded ribbon, managed to convey decades of longing and unspoken love. Just holding them, you could feel the weight of distance, the ache of absence, and the silent hope that somehow, across the years, their feelings would still convey.
The old mechanic’s weathered hands, stained with grease, carefully positioned the delicate, antique carburetor. He needed to convey the precise angle for its installation to his apprentice, a simple gesture that would carry years of hard-won knowledge.
The worn leather satchel, heavy with its contents, was difficult to convey across the shifting volcanic sands. Each step threatened to send its precious cargo tumbling, the precarious weight a constant worry for the messenger. He hoped the ancient texts inside would convey their urgent message before the caldera erupted.
My cat, Bartholomew, has a unique talent. He can convey his profound displeasure at an empty food bowl through a series of escalating stares and strategically placed hairballs, effectively moving my attention from my book to his urgent needs.
My pet badger, Bartholomew, has a peculiar talent. He can expertly convey a perfectly ripe mango from the kitchen counter to my waiting hands using only his nose and a surprisingly gentle paw. It's quite the spectacle; he seems to truly grasp the importance of the fruit, and his focused expression helps convey his mission's gravity.
He clutched the worn photograph, trying to convey the ache in his chest, the years of longing that had brought him to this doorstep. He hoped the simple gesture, the tangible memory, could bridge the distance and make her understand.
The engineer adjusted the complex wiring, his brow furrowed. He needed this device to reliably convey the seismic data across the desolate plain. A single lost packet could mean misinterpreting the tremors, an unacceptable outcome when dealing with volatile geological formations.
The strained silence after her outburst did little to convey her true regret. He could feel the weight of unspoken apologies in the air, a heavy burden that seemed to move from her to him, a palpable transfer of her distress.
The notoriously shy badger, Bartholomew, attempted to convey his urgent need for more acorns by frantically gesturing with a wilted dandelion. His neighbor, a perpetually perplexed squirrel, merely interpreted the frantic waving as a demand for interpretive dance lessons, leading to a rather awkward woodland ballet.
Barnaby, a notoriously flatulent dachshund, attempted to convey his profound existential angst about kibble scarcity. His mournful whimpers and strategic butt-wiggles, a surprisingly eloquent semaphore, failed to convey the urgency of his predicament to his oblivious human. The dog, quite literally, felt his soul was being carried away by an empty food bowl.
His trembling hands could barely convey the magnitude of his fear. The hushed whispers, meant to convey urgency, barely reached the frightened villagers, who needed to be moved to safety before the encroaching storm.
The courier, grimy and exhausted, bore a sealed dispatch that would convey vital intelligence regarding the encroaching blight to the besieged citadel. His desperate journey was the sole means to transmit hope, and to move salvation from the beleaguered forward encampment.
The clandestine courier, shrouded in the pre-dawn gloom, clutched the coded missive, its meager weight a significant burden. He understood the gravity of his task; to convey this intelligence across the treacherous border was paramount, and any failure would imperil countless lives.
The beleaguered bard, a veritable pontiff of prose, attempted to convey his profound existential angst through interpretive dance, but mostly just managed to trip over a rogue parsnip, which then embarked on its own peregrination across the polished floor, eliciting uproarious guffaws from the jaded intelligentsia.
The cacophonous gargle of the bioluminescent cephalopod's mating call failed to convey the profundity of its amorous intentions; instead, the sonic effluvium seemed to convey only utter bewilderment to the neighboring anemone, who had been diligently attempting to transport a particularly recalcitrant pebble.
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