Hint /(hĭnt)/
Hint
v. t.
imp. & p. p. Hinted; p. pr. & vb. n. Hinting
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To bring to mind by a slight mention or remote allusion; to suggest in an indirect manner; as, to hint a suspicion.
Just hint a fault and hesitate dislike.
Hint
v. i.
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To make an indirect reference, suggestion, or allusion; to allude vaguely to something.
We whisper, and hint, and chuckle.
Phrases & Compounds
- To hint at
- to allude to lightly, indirectly, or cautiously.
Hint
n.
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A remote allusion; slight mention; intimation; insinuation; a suggestion or reminder, without a full declaration or explanation; also, an occasion or motive.
Our hint of woe Is common.
The hint malevolent, the look oblique.