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insinuate verb

  /ɪnˈsɪnjueɪt/
  • To hint; to suggest tacitly (usually something bad) while avoiding a direct statement.
 vihjata
  • (rare) To creep, wind, or flow into; to enter gently, slowly, or imperceptibly, as into crevices.
 hivuttautua, tihkua
  • (figurative, by extension) To ingratiate; to obtain access to or introduce something by subtle, cunning or artful means.
 mielistellä

insinuation noun

  /ɪnˌsɪnjuˈeɪʃən/
  • That which is insinuated; a hint; a suggestion, innuendo or intimation by distant allusion
 vihjailu
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