Insinuated wed perish this way (9)
I believe the answer is:
whispered
'insinuated' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both to do with communicating as well as being past participle verbs.
Perhaps they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'wed perish this way' is the wordplay.
'this way' indicates an anagram (another way of arranging the letters).
'wed'+'perish'='wedperish'
'wedperish' is an anagram of 'WHISPERED'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for whispered that I've seen before include "Spoke in soft hushed tones" , "Spoke or uttered softly" .)