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— insinuating

adjective [more insinuating; most insinuating]
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insinuating

adjective

in·​sin·​u·​at·​ing in-ˈsin-yə-ˌwā-tiŋ How to pronounce insinuating (audio)
-yü-ˌā-
1
: winning favor and confidence by imperceptible degrees : ingratiating
2
: tending gradually to cause doubt, distrust, or change of outlook often in a slyly subtle manner
insinuating remarks
insinuatingly adverb

Example Sentences

the fortune hunter's insinuating attentions were having their intended effect on the naive heiress
Recent Examples on the Web But Johnson’s pieces were intimate and insinuating, not imposing, rarely much larger than a comic book and easily overlooked. Vince Aletti, The New Yorker, 22 July 2022 The only sparks in the evening came from countertenor Anthony Roth Costanzo (Dionysus/Dracula), who commanded attention at every appearance with his insinuating, chromatic vocal line and some spectacular costumes by Chrisi Karvonides-Dushenko. Heidi Waleson, WSJ, 10 Aug. 2021 The Harptones had Willie Winfield, a tenor vocalist with immaculate pitch and an insinuating way with a phrase, and Raoul Cita, a gifted vocal arranger who made sure the group's voicings were always distinctive. Richard Sandomir, New York Times, 3 Aug. 2021

Word History

First Known Use

1591, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of insinuating was in 1591
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