All 4 Uses of
insinuate
in
Washington Square
- "I will tell her what you have said—when you go!" said Mrs. Penniman, with an insinuating laugh.†
Chpt 5 *
- He is extremely insinuating; but it's a vulgar nature.†
Chpt 7
- I see," added the Doctor, with his most insinuating, his most professional laugh, "you are already interested!"†
Chpt 14
- He was in a state of irritation natural to a gentleman of fine parts who had been snubbed in a benevolent attempt to confer a distinction upon a young woman of inferior characteristics, and the insinuating sympathy of this somewhat desiccated matron appeared to offer him no practical relief.†
Chpt 15
Definition:
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(insinuate) to imply (subtly suggest) something unpleasant