Meaning of INSINUATING
 Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \In*sin"u*a`ting\, a.
Winding, creeping, or flowing in, quietly or stealthily;
suggesting; winning favor and confidence insensibly.
--Milton.
His address was courteous, and even insinuating.
--Prescott.
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