1. An indirect (and usually malicious) implication
   - innuendo 
2. The act of gaining acceptance or affection for yourself by persuasive and subtle blandishments
   "she refused to use insinuation in order to gain favour"
   - ingratiation

Derived forms: insinuations

See also: insinuate

Type of: blandishment, implication, wheedling

Encyclopedia: Insinuation

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