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Grammar : Adj
Spell : in-sin-yoo-ey-ting
Phonetic Transcription : ɪnˈsɪn yuˌeɪ tɪŋ

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Définition of insinuating

Origin :
  • 1520s, from Latin insinuatus, past participle of insinuare "to throw in, push in, make a way; creep in, intrude, bring in by windings and curvings, wind one's way into," from in- "in" (see in- (2)) + sinuare "to wind, bend, curve," from sinus "a curve, winding." Sense of "to introduce tortuously or indirectly" is from 1640s. Related: Insinuated; insinuating; insinuatingly.
  • adj provoking doubt
  • adj attempting to gain favor
Example sentences :
  • Excuse me for insinuating by this expression, that there may yet be amongst you some novices.
  • Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 4 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
  • The insinuating traveller complimented her on the justice of the distinction.
  • Extract from : « Little Dorrit » by Charles Dickens
  • His manner towards the sex was remarkable for its insinuating character.
  • Extract from : « Life And Adventures Of Martin Chuzzlewit » by Charles Dickens
  • If he is of an insinuating address, he may get a glimpse of their daily life.
  • Extract from : « The Forest » by Stewart Edward White
  • I can turn a deaf ear to enticements the most alluring, and sounds the most insinuating.
  • Extract from : « Imogen » by William Godwin
  • "And maybe you've got your reasons, Job," said the blacksmith with insinuating suavity.
  • Extract from : « A Son of Hagar » by Sir Hall Caine
  • I trust that you are not insinuating that it is I who am the traitor?
  • Extract from : « The Destroyer » by Burton Egbert Stevenson
  • With soft words and insinuating promises he got me to tell him what had happened.
  • Extract from : « A Bride of the Plains » by Baroness Emmuska Orczy
  • Joe was in his element, playing the bold yet insinuating cavalier.
  • Extract from : « Peak and Prairie » by Anna Fuller
  • This is said in such an insinuating tone, that it is impossible to resist him.
  • Extract from : « Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 103, December 10, 1892 » by Various

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