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Complete Definition of "insinuation"

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English

Pronunciation
IPA|/ɪnËsɪnjuËeɪÊÉn/, SAMPA|/In%sInju"eIS@n/
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-eɪÊÇn|-eɪÊÇn

Noun
en-noun

#The act or process of insinuating; a creeping, winding, or flowing in.
#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.
#The art or power of gaining good will by a prepossessing manner.
#That which is insinuated; a hint; a suggestion or intimation by distant allusion; as, slander may be conveyed by insinuations.


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Noun
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##Noun|insinuation

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