insinuate
verb (used with object)
to suggest or hint slyly.
is insinuating
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present progressiveof insinuate (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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When we continue to speculate on someone's mental health and intervene with serious measures like wellness checks, it is insinuating that Spears is unable to regulate her emotions or care for herself.
From Salon ● Sep. 30, 2023
Furthermore, he is insinuating that you are at fault for the fact that he is a manipulative jerk, that your refusal is “anxiety,” and that your suspicions mean that you are “paranoid.”
From Washington Post ● Jul. 26, 2021
The power of Morricone's composition certainly helps — his music is insinuating at first, then driving and urgent.
From The Verge ● Dec. 21, 2015
Neustar is insinuating that a key deadline was extended for bids so Telcordia could put in an offer.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 16, 2014
When he strives for massive effects, however, he sometimes becomes futile, banal where he would be imposing; but he commands a charm which is insinuating in its moments of intimacy.
From A Second Book of Operas by Henry Edward Krehbiel
