What does insinuating mean?

insinuating means "calculated to please or gain favor".

How many syllables are in insinuating?

insinuating has 5 syllables: in-sin-u-a-ting. The stress falls on "sin". In IPA it is /ˌɪnˈsɪnjueɪtɪŋ/.

What is another word for insinuating?

Close synonyms include ingratiating, ingratiatory. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is insinuating a common word?

insinuating is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Insinuating — meaning and pronunciation

adjective

1 senseA word that describes or qualifies a noun.

1.
calculated to please or gain favor
“a smooth ingratiating manner”
Synonymsingratiating ingratiatory
Similarflattering

Questions about insinuating

What does insinuating mean?: insinuating means "calculated to please or gain favor".
How many syllables are in insinuating?: insinuating has 5 syllables: in-sin-u-a-ting. The stress falls on "sin". In IPA it is /ˌɪnˈsɪnjueɪtɪŋ/.
What is another word for insinuating?: Close synonyms include ingratiating, ingratiatory. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

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