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Synonyms for insinuated

Grammar : Verb
Spell : in-sin-yoo-eyt
Phonetic Transcription : ɪnˈsɪn yuˌeɪt

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Définition of insinuated

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.
  • verb hint, suggest
  • verb force one's way into
Example sentences :
  • "Do you good," he insinuated, pushing the bottle gently over.
  • Extract from : « The Black Bag » by Louis Joseph Vance
  • In secret he insinuated into the lady's ear that she was admired by the prince.
  • Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 8 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
  • Yes; but she had not been his, insinuated vanity; another had whipped her off before his eyes.
  • Extract from : « The Strollers » by Frederic S. Isham
  • "And get others to see it, too," I insinuated, with a glance at the bowed back by his side.
  • Extract from : « Lord Jim » by Joseph Conrad
  • He felt Razumov's reluctance, and insinuated his hand under his arm caressingly.
  • Extract from : « Under Western Eyes » by Joseph Conrad
  • "But a woman needs a man to protect and work for her," insinuated Crane.
  • Extract from : « The Young Miner » by Horatio Alger, Jr.
  • Things were being said of him, charges were insinuated, which he declared to himself to be false.
  • Extract from : « Cousin Henry » by Anthony Trollope
  • But as time went on, he insinuated himself into everybody's bones.
  • Extract from : « Jewish Children » by Sholem Naumovich Rabinovich
  • But she gave him a glance which insinuated more than all she left unsaid.
  • Extract from : « The Golden Dog » by William Kirby
  • If it was meant to be insinuated that he was untrue to her, she simply disbelieved it.
  • Extract from : « Sir Harry Hotspur of Humblethwaite » by Anthony Trollope

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