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Definition of "purveying" []

  • Present participle of purvey. (verb)

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Use "purveying" in a sentence
  • "Of course, there is a business of magazine-purveying which is perfectly honest in itself, and a worthy field for those with a knack for it."
  • "Coors and advertisers then exacerbated the trend, as they latched onto the notion that colder was better which, in fairness, it was, with the watery swill that the 'Big Three' were purveying."
  • "Silk, of course, is a global commodity—a very expensive one right now as it's been a bad year for silkworms and prices are high even in the discount districts—and this book offers a window into the highest echelon of silk purveying."