Usage Note
Insinuer suggests saying something indirectly and often offensively. Qu'est-ce que vous insinuez ? ('What are you implying?') is a common confrontational phrase. The reflexive s'insinuer dans means 'to worm one's way into' (a group, someone's trust).
Examples
"Il insinuait que j'avais menti."
Natural Translation
He was insinuating that I had lied.

Free starter pack
Building your French vocabulary?
Get the 100 most common French words as a free PDF — one email, no spam.
Related Words
Explore French by topic
FrenchNow
5 min read