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insinuating::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | ingratiating, ingratiatory |
Examples of insinuating
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Vegetables and tomatoes share the space, each insinuating itself into the other.
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It is a familiar mix-the gaunt but unmarked face and the insinuating nasal rasp.
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With her insinuating manner, she appears to be a standard mean girl in toe shoes.
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You're right in insinuating that information where provided, is based on facts.
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There is a lankishness about this picture that is both disarming and insinuating.
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Plus, our form kept insulting us by insinuating that we lived in a mobile home.
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Chef Puck is king when it comes to insinuating himself in TV shows and movies.
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His casting at first seems inspired, since Huston is so good at being insinuating.
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But first, the Republicans have to stop insinuating that I'm alien to this nation.
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- Introduce or insert (oneself) in a subtle manner; "He insinuated himself into the conversation of the people at the nearby table"
- Intimate: give to understand; "I insinuated that I did not like his wife"
- (insinuating) ingratiating: calculated to please or gain favor; "a smooth ingratiating manner"
- (insinuation) an indirect (and usually malicious) implication
- (insinuation) ingratiation: the act of gaining acceptance or affection for yourself by persuasive and subtle blandishments; "she refused to use insinuation in order to gain favor"
- An innuendo is a baseless invention of thoughts or ideas. It can also be a remark or question, typically disparaging (also called insinuation), that works obliquely by allusion. ...
- To make a way for or introduce something by subtle, crafty or artful means; To creep, wind, or flow into; To enter gently, slowly, or imperceptibly, as into crevices; To ingratiate oneself; to obtain access or favor by flattery or cunning; To hint at (something); to suggest or express an idea ...
- To suggest unpleasantly
