the act or process of insinuating; a creeping, winding, or flowing in.-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.-the art or power of gaining good will by a prepossessing manner.-that which is insinuated; a hint; a suggestion or intimation by distant allusion; as, slander may be conveyed by insinuations.