Adjective: insinuating in'sin-yoo,ey-ting
- Calculated to please or gain favour
"a smooth insinuating manner";
- ingratiating, ingratiatory
- Give to understand
"I insinuated that I did not like his wife";
- intimate, adumbrate
- Introduce or insert (oneself) in a subtle manner
"He insinuated himself into the conversation of the people at the nearby table";
- worm [informal]
See also: flattering
Type of: bring in, hint, introduce, suggest
Encyclopedia: Insinuate