When to Use Conferring?

2[transitive] confer something (on/upon somebody) to give someone an award, a degree, or a particular honor or right An honorary degree was conferred on him by Stanford University in 2009.

How do you use conferring in a sentence?

They didn't appear to hear her, but were actually conferring in some sort of huddle, weapons and all. He had been talking with some of the other passengers and conferring with them as well.

What does conferring mean?

intransitive verb. : to compare views or take counsel : consult. transitive verb. 1 : to bestow from or as if from a position of superiority conferred an honorary degree on her knowing how to read was a gift conferred with manhood— Murray Kempton.