insinuation
/ɪnsɪnjʊˈeɪʃ(ə)n/
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American sound/ɪnsɪnjʊˈeɪʃ(ə)n/
ɪnsɪnjʊˈeɪʃən
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- 4th syllable stress
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- Final -tion sounds like shun
ɪnsɪnjʊ - ˈeɪʃən -> insinuation
Myanmar meaning
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၁။ စောင်းမြောင်းသည်။ insinuate base motives ❍ Are you insinuating that I am a liar?
၂။ ~ sth/ oneself into sth
(က) (derog ) အယုံသွင်း၍ ချဉ်းကပ် သည်။ He insinuated himself into my confidence.
(ခ) (fml ) လျှိုဝင်သည်။ တိုးဝင်သည်။ insinuate one's body into a narrow opening.
❏ insinuation /ÇnsÇnju'eÇʃn/ n
(က) [U] စောင်းပါးရိပ်ခြည် ပြောခြင်း။ blacken sb's character by insinuation.
(ခ) [C] စောင်းပါးရိပ်ခြည်ပြောခြင်း။ make ugly insinuations.
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imply, suggest, make out, hint, intimate, indicate, allude, ascribe, connote, cozy up, curry favor, edge in, fill in, foist, get in with, horn in, impute, infiltrate, infuse, ingratiate, ingratiate yourself, inject, insert, instill, intercalate, interject, interpose, introduce, mention, muscle in, propose, purport, refer, signify, slip in, wedge in, wheedle, whisper, work in, worm in, worm your way in
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