D defs.my
Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Insinuating

/ĭnˌ-sĭn'-yo͞o-āt-ĭng/ · In·sin·u·a·ting · IPA /ˌɪnsˈɪnjuːeɪtɪŋ/
01 a. Winding, creeping, or flowing in, quietly or stealthily; suggesting; winning favor and confidence insensibly.
  1. 1.
    Winding, creeping, or flowing in, quietly or stealthily; suggesting; winning favor and confidence insensibly.
    “His address was courteous, and even insinuating.” Prescott.