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Definition of Insinuating
1. Adjective. Calculated to please or gain favor. "A smooth ingratiating manner"
Definition of Insinuating
1. a. Winding, creeping, or flowing in, quietly or stealthily; suggesting; winning favor and confidence insensibly.
Definition of Insinuating
1. Verb. (present participle of insinuate) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Insinuating
1. insinuate [v] - See also: insinuate
Lexicographical Neighbors of Insinuating
Literary usage of Insinuating
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Life of Benvenuto Cellini by Benvenuto Cellini, John Addington Symonds (1889)
"By insinuating these and other suggestions of the same sort at a favourable
opportunity, the King consented to their petition ; and yet Bologna had at this ..."
2. The Christian Remembrancer by William Scott (1847)
"At last, in a very soft insinuating tone of voice, he said, ... As he sat watching
the insinuating air of politeness and calm dignity which that gentleman ..."
3. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann (1913)
"... the Phi-pet and the Phi-loc infest the villages; the Phi-huen can be prevented
from entering the houses and insinuating themselves into the bodies of ..."
4. Diaries and Correspondence of James Harris, First Earl of Malmesbury by James Harris Malmesbury (1844)
"If this be the case, I think there is a fair opportunity of giving some jealousy
at the Court of Petersburg, by insinuating that there is an appearance of ..."
5. Early Indiana Trials and Sketches: Reminiscences by Oliver Hampton Smith (1858)
""For insinuating that this Court don't know Latin and Greek from turkey- tracks."
" I shall not appeal from that decision, your honor has comprehended me ..."
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