Explore Intimating through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Intimating meaning
present participle and gerund of intimate
Using Intimating
- The main meaning on this page is: present participle and gerund of intimate
- In the example corpus, intimating often appears in combinations such as: intimating that, intimating he.
Context around Intimating
- Average sentence length in these examples: 28.1 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 10 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 13 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Intimating
- In this selection, "intimating" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 28.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, principal, reports, voice, dushku and body stand out and add context to how "intimating" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include approached burr intimating he would and are you intimating that at. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "intimating" sits close to words such as aaronson, abai and abass, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with intimating
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
According to the actress, he then rubbed himself all over her before intimating Dushku should keep what happened a secret. (20 words)
Ogg has been absolute dynamite throughout new season, from pitch-perfect vocal inflictions to intimating body language and facial expressions. (20 words)
The 43-year-old admitted acting in an aggressive or intimidating manner and uttering threats of violence, in intimating he would petrol bomb the office. (25 words)
And Mr Maclean said the reason for the directors intimating their decision to step down part-way through the season was to give the club plenty of time to start the process of recruiting replacement directors. (36 words)
The reply further stated that the UT police had submitted merely three reports intimating the office of the CVO about the rotation of cops on sensitive posts between January 2020 and April 2022. (33 words)
He extols President Putin, President Xi, or Supreme Leader Un as “strong leaders,” and he gives them lavish admiration while simultaneously intimating that they respect him as a strong leader in return. (32 words)
Are you intimating that at any time I can simply firmly grasp the old John Thomas and manually express the contents thereof, like some unseemly self-flagellating milkmaid? (28 words)
Example sentences (14)
I picked up my pen in the night and wrote a letter to the principal intimating him that if he desired good for my set, that teacher should be changed immediately.
The reply further stated that the UT police had submitted merely three reports intimating the office of the CVO about the rotation of cops on sensitive posts between January 2020 and April 2022.
What seems like a playful, self-deprecating joke has the effect of undercutting his own voice, intimating that his desires are rooted in some moral shortcoming.
He extols President Putin, President Xi, or Supreme Leader Un as “strong leaders,” and he gives them lavish admiration while simultaneously intimating that they respect him as a strong leader in return.
And while many pundits have been intimating at this trend sticking around for long after the crisis, there are still significant hurdles faced by companies trying to move away from the office.
Are you intimating that at any time I can simply firmly grasp the old John Thomas and manually express the contents thereof, like some unseemly self-flagellating milkmaid?
It is outrageous that Mitch McConnell has not congratulated the President-Elect and Kevin McCarthy’s comments intimating that Trump may yet win are even worse.
According to the actress, he then rubbed himself all over her before intimating Dushku should keep what happened a secret.
And Mr Maclean said the reason for the directors intimating their decision to step down part-way through the season was to give the club plenty of time to start the process of recruiting replacement directors.
Ogg has been absolute dynamite throughout new season, from pitch-perfect vocal inflictions to intimating body language and facial expressions.
The 43-year-old admitted acting in an aggressive or intimidating manner and uttering threats of violence, in intimating he would petrol bomb the office.
The Minister for MA&UD was also posting a lot of grievances on Twitter and it has to resolve on the spot duly intimating to the higher authorities of the resolved cases.
Banner (1974), p 34 Also during the election certain misguided New England separatists desiring a New England federation approached Burr intimating he would be their leader.
For example, he cited a series of cryptic statements by medieval biblical commentator Abraham ibn Ezra intimating that some apparently anachronistic passages of the Pentateuch (i.
Common combinations with intimating
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- intimating that 5×
- intimating he 2×