Insinuating

Examples

• Bertha can already make her believe anything she pleases--and I'm afraid she's begun, my poor child, by insinuating horrors about you. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
• Lord Raymond presented himself to the house with fearless confidence and insinuating address. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
• So insinuating was Mrs Lammle that she got half a dozen ms into the word before she got it out. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
• So you needn't write touching notes and smile in that insinuating way, for it won't do a bit of good, and I won't have it. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
• But where his ruder blows could not penetrate, the fine, insinuating blade of Loerke's insect-like comprehension could. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
• The first is, to gain over my adversary's lawyer with a double fee, who will then betray his client by insinuating that he hath justice on his side. Jonathan Swift. Gulliver's Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World.
• You have a quick perception, you have humour, you have ease, you have insinuating manners, you have a good appearance; in effect, you are a gentleman! Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
• Every man's his own friend, my dear,' replied Fagin, with his most insinuating grin. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
• The insinuating softness was not more acceptable than the inquisitorial curiosity. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
• I said no, as Mrs. Badger's insinuating tone seemed to require such an answer. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
• This shot was levelled under her breath at the gallant Grompus for bestowing an insinuating smile upon her in passing. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
• Let us make a beginning,' said the insinuating Mrs Lammle, with her best smile. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
• You are always insinuating. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.

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