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Meaning of insinuates

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

insinuates

verb

Definitions

  1. To hint; to suggest tacitly (usually something bad) while avoiding a direct statement.

    Example: She insinuated that her friends had betrayed her.

  2. To creep, wind, or flow into; to enter gently, slowly, or imperceptibly, as into crevices.

  3. (by extension) To ingratiate; to obtain access to or introduce something by subtle, cunning or artful means.