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insinuate

 
 
/ɪnˈsɪnjueɪt/ verb [T]

Translation

to suggest that something bad is true without saying it directly
ima etmek, üstü kapalı anlatmak, sezdirmek
[+ that] She insinuated that Perez had lied.1161
insinuation
 
 
/ɪnˌsɪnjuˈeɪʃən/ noun [C, U]
ima
(Definition of insinuate verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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