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insinuating

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  1. To hint; to suggest tacitly (usually something bad) while avoiding a direct statement.“She insinuated that her friends had betrayed her.”
  2. To creep, wind, or flow into; to enter gently, slowly, or imperceptibly, as into crevices.
  3. (by extension) To ingratiate; to obtain access to or introduce something by subtle, cunning or artful means.

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