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What does insinuation mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word insinuation? Here's what it means.

Noun
  1. The act or process of insinuating; a creeping, winding, or flowing in.
  2. The act of gaining favor, affection, or influence, by gentle or artful means; — formerly used in a good sense, as of friendly influence or interposition.
  3. The art or power of gaining good will by a prepossessing manner.
  4. That which is insinuated; a hint; a suggestion, innuendo or intimation by distant allusion
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I also want to make a point about his insinuation that high gun ownership rates automatically lead to high crime.
The term carries negative connotations, especially the insinuation that any mistrust or fear of others is unjustified and irrational.
A less common insinuation, though still a fascinating one, was that he was behaving hypocritically, since even he knew that he would eventually have to give way.
In answer to this insinuation, Judge dooly declared boldly that he was ready to fight his adversary on anything like equal terms.
Those are padded out with a farrago of insinuation and unfounded claims that he can produce no evidence for.
Watt gives double insinuation, for his cross-reference sends us to Goodwin.

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