English-Spanish translations for insinuate

• insinuar
  Algunas personas, de mala fe, han tratado de insinuar que el propósito era aumentar los salarios de los diputados. Some people have, in bad faith, tried to insinuate that it was increasing Members' salaries.

Definition of insinuate

• To hint; to suggest tacitly while avoiding a direct statement
• To creep, wind, or flow into; to enter gently, slowly, or imperceptibly, as into crevices
• To ingratiate; to obtain access to or introduce something by subtle, cunning or artful means

Examples

• She insinuated that her friends had betrayed her.

Related words

• insinuation
• insinuating
• insinuator
• insinuative tones
• to insinuate