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Meaning of insinuatingly in English

insinuatingly
adverb
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/ɪnˈsɪn.ju.eɪ.tɪŋ.li/ us
/ɪnˈsɪn.ju.eɪ.t̬ɪŋ.li/
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in a way that suggests ideas without saying them directly:
She has an insinuatingly persuasive way of talking.
The opening scene of the film builds up the tension slowly and insinuatingly.
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