insinuation

  1. Noun.  The act or process of insinuating; a creeping, winding, or flowing in.
  2. Noun.  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. Noun.  The art or power of gaining good will by a prepossessing manner.
  4. Noun.  That which is insinuated; a hint; a suggestion or intimation by distant allusion.

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