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Word: Insinuate
Speech Type: Verb
early 16th century (in the sense ‘enter (a document) on the official register’): from Latin insinuat- ‘introduced tortuously’, from the verb insinuare, from in- ‘in’ + sinuare ‘to curve’
ɪnˈsɪnjʊeɪt
suggest or hint (something bad) in an indirect and unpleasant way
Short Definition:suggest or hint something bad in indirect and unpleasant way
Examples:- he was insinuating that I had no self-control
slide (oneself or a thing) slowly and smoothly into a particular place
Short Definition:slide oneself or thing slowly and smoothly into particular place
Examples:- I insinuated my shoulder in the gap
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