[ ɪn'sɪnjʊeɪt ]
■ verb
1》 suggest (something bad) in an indirect and unpleasant way.
2》 ( ~ oneself into ) manoeuvre oneself gradually into (a favourable position).
3》 slide slowly and smoothly into a place.
Derivatives
insinuating adjective
insinuatingly adverb
insinuator noun
Origin
C16 (in the sense 'enter a document on the official register'): from L. insinuat- , insinuare 'introduce tortuously', from in- 'in' + sinuare 'to curve'.