insinuation
Pronunciation
  • IPA: /ɪnˌsɪnjuˈeɪʃən/
Noun

insinuation

  1. The act or process of insinuating; a creeping, winding, or flowing in.
  2. 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.
  3. The art or power of gaining good will by a prepossessing manner.
  4. That which is insinuated; a hint; a suggestion, innuendo or intimation by distant allusion
    • slander may be conveyed by insinuations.
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