insinuation
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- IPA /ɪnˌsɪnjuˈeɪʃən/
Noun
insinuation 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, innuendo or intimation by distant allusion“slander may be conveyed by insinuations.”
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innuendoslurallegationhintimplicationallusionimputationsuggestionimpressioningressioninfiltrationinfilinsuckinputinvolutioninflux
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