Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples
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Word:
insinuating
IPA transcription: [,ɪns'ɪnjueɪtɪŋ]
adverb
meaning of the word
Synonyms:
ingratiating, insinuating, ingratiatory
Meaning:
calculated to please or gain favor; "a smooth ingratiating manner"
Usage examples
Darkly insinuating what may possibly happen
'Who else is a-goin', lovey?' said Mrs. Cluppins, in an insinuating manner.
Reuben is such a liar, and has such insinuating ways. The stranger was deceived.
"Has the lady any chairs for the gipsy woman to mend?" she asked in a soft and insinuating voice....
Polite, affable, insinuating, sprightly, and capable of speaking and writing with equal ease and dignity.