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insinuating

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in·sin·u·at·ing  (n-sny-tng)
adj.
1. Provoking gradual doubt or suspicion; suggestive: insinuating remarks.
2. Artfully contrived to gain favor or confidence; ingratiating.
in·sinu·ating·ly adv.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.insinuating - calculated to please or gain favor; "a smooth ingratiating manner"
ingratiating, ingratiatory
flattering - showing or representing to advantage; "a flattering color"


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He is less polished, less insinuating than Mainwaring, and is comparatively deficient in the power of saying those delightful things which put one in good humour with oneself and all the world.
Lady Susan by Austen, Jane View in context
As minute after minute passed by, leaving them in undisturbed security, the insinuating feeling of hope was gradually gaining possession of every bosom, though each one felt reluctant to give utterance to expectations that the next moment might so fearfully destroy.
The Last of The Mohicans by Cooper, James Fenimore View in context
cried a voice, whose owner at the same time coming close behind us, laid a hand upon both our shoulders, and then insinuating himself between us, stood stooping forward a little, in the uncertain twilight, strangely peering from Queequeg to me.
Moby Dick I-LXVII by Melville, Herman View in context
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