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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Insinuate \In*sin"u*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Insinuated; p.
pr. & vb. n. Insinuating.] [L. insinuatus, p. p. of
insinuareto insinuate; pref. in- in + sinus the bosom. See
Sinuous.]
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1. To introduce gently or slowly, as by a winding or narrow
passage, or a gentle, persistent movement.
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The water easily insinuates itself into, and
placidly distends, the vessels of vegetables.
--Woodward.
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2. To introduce artfully; to infuse gently; to instill.
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All the art of rhetoric, besides order and
clearness, are for nothing else but to insinuate
wrong ideas, move the passions, and thereby mislead
the judgment. --Locke.
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Horace laughs to shame all follies and insinuates
virtue, rather by familiar examples than by the
severity of precepts. --Dryden.
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3. To hint; to suggest by remote allusion; -- often used
derogatorily; as, did you mean to insinuate anything?
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4. To push or work (one's self), as into favor; to introduce
by slow, gentle, or artful means; to ingratiate; -- used
reflexively.
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He insinuated himself into the very good grace of
the Duke of Buckingham. --Clarendon.
Syn: To instill; hint; suggest; intimate.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Insinuating \In*sin"u*a`ting\, a.
Winding, creeping, or flowing in, quietly or stealthily;
suggesting; winning favor and confidence insensibly.
--Milton.
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His address was courteous, and even insinuating.
--Prescott.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Insinuate \In*sin"u*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Insinuated; p.
pr. & vb. n. Insinuating.] [L. insinuatus, p. p. of
insinuareto insinuate; pref. in- in + sinus the bosom. See
Sinuous.]
1. To introduce gently or slowly, as by a winding or narrow
passage, or a gentle, persistent movement.
The water easily insinuates itself into, and
placidly distends, the vessels of vegetables.
--Woodward.
2. To introduce artfully; to infuse gently; to instill.
All the art of rhetoric, besides order and
clearness, are for nothing else but to insinuate
wrong ideas, move the passions, and thereby mislead
the judgment. --Locke.
Horace laughs to shame all follies and insinuates
virtue, rather by familiar examples than by the
severity of precepts. --Dryden.
3. To hint; to suggest by remote allusion; -- often used
derogatorily; as, did you mean to insinuate anything?
4. To push or work (one's self), as into favor; to introduce
by slow, gentle, or artful means; to ingratiate; -- used
reflexively.
He insinuated himself into the very good grace of
the Duke of Buckingham. --Clarendon.
Syn: To instill; hint; suggest; intimate.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Insinuating \In*sin"u*a`ting\, a.
Winding, creeping, or flowing in, quietly or stealthily;
suggesting; winning favor and confidence insensibly.
--Milton.
His address was courteous, and even insinuating.
--Prescott.
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
insinuating
vb.
(present participle of en insinuate nocat=1)
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
insinuating
vb.
(present participle of en insinuate nocat=1)
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
insinuating
vb.
(present participle of en insinuate nocat=1)
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
insinuating
vb.
(present participle of en insinuate nocat=1)
From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
insinuating
Englanti vb.
(en-v-taivm i nsinuat ing e)
From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
insinuating
Engelska a.
(avledning en insinuate ordform=prespart)
Engelska vb.
(böjning en verb insinuate)
From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]Insinuating /ɪnsˈɪnjuːˌeɪtɪŋ/ الدسّFrom English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
insinuating /ɪnsˈɪnjuːˌeɪtɪŋ/ šířící nenávistFrom English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
insinuating /ɪnsˈɪnjuːˌeɪtɪŋ/
andeutend, unterstellend
"Just what are you implying/insinuating?" - Was wollen Sie denn damit andeuten?
Synonym: implying
see: imply sth., insinuate sth., implied, insinuated, implies, insinuates, implied, insinuated, imply that sb.'s intentions are bad
From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 : [ freedict:eng-hun ]insinuating /ɪnsˈɪnjuːˌeɪtɪŋ/ 1. burkolt 2. megnyerô 3. sokat sejtetô 4. behízelgô 5. burkoltan célzó 6. célzatosFrom IPA:en_US : [ IPA:en_US ]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 : [ moby-thesaurus ]/ˌɪnˈsɪnjueɪtɪŋ/
51 Moby Thesaurus words for "insinuating":
adulatory, allusive, allusory, bland, blandishing, blarneying,
buttery, cajoling, complimentary, courtierly, courtly, deferential,
disarming, fair-spoken, fawning, fine-spoken, flattering, fulsome,
gushing, honey-mouthed, honey-tongued, honeyed, implicational,
implicative, implicatory, indicative, inferential, insincere,
insinuative, insinuatory, ironic, mealymouthed, obsequious, oily,
oily-tongued, referential, saccharine, silken, silky, slimy,
slobbery, smarmy, smooth, smooth-spoken, smooth-tongued, soapy,
soft-soaping, suggestive, sycophantic, unctuous, wheedling
From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary : [ stardic ]a. 曲意巴结的,暗示的; vbl. 巴结,暗示;From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary : [ xdict ]
a. 曲意巴结的,暗示的