insinuate

[US]/ɪnˈsɪnjueɪt/
[UK]/ɪnˈsɪnjueɪt/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. ipahiwatig nang hindi direkta o banayad; magpahiwatig; manipulahin o magplano.
Word Forms
Past Tenseinsinuated
Third Person Singularinsinuates
Present Participleinsinuating
Past Participleinsinuated
Pluralinsinuates

Example Sentences

insinuate oneself into the crowd

makisiksik sa karamihan

insinuate one's doubt of this action

Ipahiwatig ang pagdududa ng isa sa aksyong ito

He insinuated that I was lying.

Pina-isip niya na nagsisinungaling ako.

insinuate doubts into sb.'s mind

Magtanim ng pagdududa sa isip ng isang tao

insinuate oneself into sb.'s favour

Makasundo ang loob ng isang tao

She cleverly insinuated herself into his family.

Mahusay niyang ipinasok ang kanyang sarili sa kanyang pamilya.

he insinuated himself into the king's confidence.

Nakasundo niya ang loob ng hari.

I insinuated my shoulder in the gap.

Isiniksik ko ang aking balikat sa pagitan.

Laic cry with celebrity handclasp " insinuate " .

Umiiyak ang ordinaryong tao sa pagkakapitan ng kamay ng sikat, " magpahiwatig ".

He insinuated his doubt of the reply.

Pina-isip niya ang pagdudda niya sa sagot.

The columnist insinuated—but never actually asserted—that the candidate had underworld ties.

Nagpahayag ng pagdududa ang kolumnista—ngunit hindi talaga sinabi—na ang kandidato ay may koneksyon sa underworld.

She intimated that she and her husband were having marital problems. Toinsinuate is to suggest something, usually something unpleasant, in a covert, sly, and underhanded manner:

Ipinahiwatig niya na siya at ang kanyang asawa ay may mga problema sa pag-aasawa. Ang magpahiwatig ay upang magmungkahi ng isang bagay, kadalasan ay isang bagay na hindi kasiya-siya, sa isang palihim, mapanlinlang, at hindi tapat na paraan:

Real-world Examples

Well, I may have accidentally insinuated that she is getting chubbier .

Source: EnglishPod 91-180

Ain't hard to tell what you are insinuating.

Source: Discussing American culture.

Okay, careful with what you're insinuating.

Source: The Good Place Season 2

And I welcome any investigations into whatever Ms. Sinclair is insinuating.

Source: The Good Place Season 2

" But on a Saturday night, " Slightly insinuated.

Source: Peter Pan

Now if you described a woman as handsome, you might be insinuating that she has manly features.

Source: English With Lucy (Bilingual Experience)

One can only gently insinuate something else into its convulsive grasp.

Source: New Concept English. British Edition. Book Four (Translation)

So gulping, insinuates that you're not really even tasting.

Source: Connection Magazine

Let's say there's a stranger male attempting to insinuate himself with a female.

Source: Discovery Channel: Battle of the Dinosaurs

As President Brewster would go on to insinuate, enduring institutional progress takes not only knowledge, but understanding.

Source: Celebrity High School Opening Speech

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