- innuendo⇄innuendo, noun, pl.-does,verb, -doed,-doing.
- innuendo⇄noun 1. an indirect hint or reference.
(SYN) insinuation.
2. an indirect suggestion meant to discredit a person.
Ex. The gossipy old woman spread scandal by innuendoes. Their original meanings have been lost beneath layers of innuendo - innuendo⇄v.i. to make an innuendo or innuendoes.
Ex. There is a lot of gesturing, posturing, and innuendoing (Wall Street Journal). - innuendo⇄v.t. to suggest by innuendo; hint at.
Ex. [He] would innuendo his own version of the story as dexterously as he could (R. S. Surtees).