to say something which seems to mean something unpleasant without saying it openly, especially suggesting that someone is being dishonest SYN imply

1. [countable]TELL something that someone says which seems to mean something unpleasant, but does not say this openly.

insinuatein‧sin‧u‧ate /ɪnˈsɪnjuˌeɪt/ [동] 《타》 1 (타인에 대한) <부정적인 것 등> 을 암시하다, 돌려서 말하다 insinuate (that) ⋯라고 돌려서 말하다• Are you ...

insinuatein‧sin‧u‧ate /ɪnˈsɪnjuˌeɪt/ [動] 《他》 1 …をほのめかす, 遠回しに言う, 当てこする insinuate (that) …ということをほのめかす• Are you insinuating ...

INSINUATE definition: 1. to suggest, without being direct, that something unpleasant is true: 2. to suggest, without…. Learn more.

insinuate in American English · 1. to suggest or hint slyly. He insinuated that they were lying · 2. to instill or infuse subtly or artfully, as into the mind.

1. a : to impart or suggest in an artful or indirect way : imply I resent what you're insinuating. b : to introduce (something, such as an idea) gradually.

(formal) to slowly move yourself or a part of your body into a particular position or place She insinuated her right hand under his arm. See insinuate in the ...

Insinuate means you imply or suggest something that may or may not be true. If you say things seemed to go wrong about the time your brother took over, ...

to use clever, secret, and often unpleasant methods to gradually become part of something: Over the years she insinuated herself into the great man's life.