insinuate
verb (used with object)
to suggest or hint slyly.
insinuated
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past participleof insinuate.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof insinuate.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
insinuateverb (used with object)to suggest or hint slyly.
Example Sentences
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Her ex-partner eventually managed to get hold of him, but he insinuated all the money was gone.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
Quite the contrary, Pratt has insinuated on social media that they’re onto something.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 10, 2026
Herta Müller’s account of growing up in Ceaușescu’s Romania documents how the state insinuated oppression into every corner of life.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 8, 2026
In response, Lamola said: "We reiterate that broad-based black economic empowerment is not reverse racism as regrettably insinuated by the ambassador."
From Barron's ● Mar. 11, 2026
They had insinuated themselves into the colored community there, Sam said, but a slave catcher nosed around and it was time to flee.
From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead
