insinuating Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb introduce or insert (oneself) in a subtle manner
    insinuate.
    • He insinuated himself into the conversation of the people at the nearby table
  2. verb give to understand
    insinuate; adumbrate; intimate.
    • I insinuated that I did not like his wife
  3. adjective satellite calculated to please or gain favor
    ingratiating; ingratiatory.
    • a smooth ingratiating manner

WordNet

In*sin"u*a`ting adjective
Definitions
  1. Winding, creeping, or flowing in, quietly or stealthily; suggesting; winning favor and confidence insensibly. Milton.
    His address was courteous, and even insinuating. Prescott.

Webster 1913