Insinuating — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

introduce or insert (oneself) in a subtle manner

give to understand

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɪnsˈɪnjuːˌeɪɾɪŋ/

🇬🇧British English

/ɪnsˈɪnjuːˌeɪtɪŋ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɪnsˈɪnjuːˌeɪtɪŋ/

4 syllables Say it as /ɪnsˈɪnjuːˌeɪɾɪŋ/.

Examples

He insinuated himself into the conversation of the people at the nearby table
I insinuated that I did not like his wife
a smooth ingratiating manner

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

insinuate intimate ingratiatory ingratiating adumbrate

Parts of Speech

verb	introduce or insert (oneself) in a subtle manner “He insinuated himself into the conversation of the people at the nearby table”
verb	give to understand “I insinuated that I did not like his wife”
adjective	calculated to please or gain favor “a smooth ingratiating manner”

Word Forms

intimation	noun	a slight suggestion or vague understanding
insinuation	noun	an indirect (and usually malicious) implication
ingratiate	verb	gain favor with somebody by deliberate efforts

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

unterstellend

sich auf subtile Weise vorstellen oder einfügen

🇫🇷French

insinuant

s'introduire ou s'insérer de manière subtile

🇪🇸Spanish

insinuante

presentarse o insertarse de manera sutil

🇮🇹Italian

insinuante

introdurre o inserire (se stessi) in modo sottile

🇳🇱Dutch

insinuerend

(zichzelf) op een subtiele manier introduceren of invoegen

🇵🇹Portuguese

insinuante

apresentar ou inserir (a si mesmo) de maneira sutil

🇷🇺Russian

вкрадчивый

представиться или вставить (себя) тонким способом

India

🇧🇩Bengali

insuating

একটি সূক্ষ্ম পদ্ধতিতে (নিজেকে) পরিচয় করানো বা সন্নিবেশ করান

🇮🇳Tamil

தூண்டுதல்

ஒரு நுட்பமான முறையில் (தன்னை) அறிமுகப்படுத்தவும் அல்லது செருகவும்

🇮🇳Telugu

ప్రేరేపిస్తోంది

సూక్ష్మ పద్ధతిలో (తనను తాను) పరిచయం చేయండి లేదా చొప్పించండి

🇮🇳Marathi

insuating

सूक्ष्म पद्धतीने (स्वतःचा) परिचय द्या किंवा घाला

🇮🇳Gujarati

પ્રેરક

સૂક્ષ્મ રીતે (પોતાને) દાખલ કરો અથવા દાખલ કરો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಚುಚ್ಚುವ

(ತನ್ನನ್ನು) ಸೂಕ್ಷ್ಮ ರೀತಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಪರಿಚಯಿಸಿ ಅಥವಾ ಸೇರಿಸಿ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸੰਕੇਤ ਦੇਣ ਵਾਲਾ

ਸੂਖਮ ਤਰੀਕੇ ਨਾਲ (ਆਪਣੇ ਆਪ ਨੂੰ) ਪੇਸ਼ ਕਰੋ ਜਾਂ ਸੰਮਿਲਿਤ ਕਰੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

اشارہ کرنے والا

ٹھیک ٹھیک انداز میں (خود کو) متعارف کروائیں یا داخل کریں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

暗示的

以微妙的方式介绍或插入（自己）

🇯🇵Japanese

ほのめかしている

微妙な方法で（自分自身を）紹介または挿入する

🇰🇷Korean

암시하는

미묘한 방식으로 (자신을) 소개하거나 삽입합니다.

🇻🇳Vietnamese

bóng gió

giới thiệu hoặc chèn (bản thân) một cách tinh tế

🇹🇭Thai

พูดเป็นนัย

แนะนำหรือแทรก (ตัวเอง) ในลักษณะที่ละเอียดอ่อน

🇮🇩Indonesian

menyindir

memperkenalkan atau menyisipkan (diri sendiri) secara halus

🇵🇭Filipino

pagsingit

ipakilala o ipasok (ang sarili) sa banayad na paraan

🇲🇾Malay

menyindir

memperkenalkan atau memasukkan (diri) secara halus

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

يلمح

تقديم أو إدراج (النفس) بطريقة خفية

🇮🇷Persian

تلقین کننده

معرفی یا وارد کردن (خود) به شیوه ای ظریف

🇹🇷Turkish

imalı

(kendini) ince bir şekilde tanıtmak veya eklemek

🇮🇱Hebrew

מרמזים

להציג או להכניס (את עצמך) בצורה עדינה

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