English to afrikaans meaning of

insinuating

Die woordeboekdefinisie van die woord "insinueer" is om op 'n indirekte of subtiele manier voor te stel of te wenk, dikwels met 'n negatiewe konnotasie. Dit kan ook beteken om 'n mens se pad geleidelik of skelm in 'n gesprek, situasie of persoon se selfvertroue in te voer of te werk. Die woord kan gebruik word om taal of gedrag te beskryf wat bedoel is om 'n spesifieke boodskap of idee oor te dra sonder om dit direk of openlik te stel.

Synonyms

  1. ingratiating
  2. ingratiatory

Sentence Examples

  1. As minute after minute passed by, leaving them in undisturbed security, the insinuating feeling of hope was gradually gaining possession of every bosom, though each one felt reluctant to give utterance to expectations that the next moment might so fearfully destroy.
  2. It even prevailed over the miserable travesty of the song of David which the singer had selected from a volume of similar effusions, and caused the sense to be forgotten in the insinuating harmony of the sounds.
  3. I waved a hand in front of my face and then pointed at him, insinuating that he smelled bad.
  4. Ichabod, therefore, made his advances in a quiet and gently insinuating manner.
  5. If the air of Munro was more commanding and manly, it wanted both the ease and insinuating polish of that of the Frenchman.
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