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Insinuation

/ɪnˌsɪnjuˈeɪʃən/

The act or process of insinuating; a creeping, winding, or flowing in.

📖 Definitions of "Insinuation"

noun

1
The act or process of insinuating; a creeping, winding, or flowing in.
2
The act of gaining favor, affection, or influence, by gentle or artful means; — formerly used in a good sense, as of friendly influence or interposition.
3
The art or power of gaining good will by a prepossessing manner.
4
That which is insinuated; a hint; a suggestion, innuendo or intimation by distant allusion
"slander may be conveyed by insinuations."

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