(1):

(n.) That which is insinuated; a hint; a suggestion or intimation by distant allusion; as, slander may be conveyed by insinuations.

(2):

(n.) The art or power of gaining good will by a prepossessing manner.

(3):

(n.) 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.

(4):

(n.) The act or process of insinuating; a creeping, winding, or flowing in.