Hint — Defs

01 v. t. To bring to mind by a slight mention or remote allusion; to suggest in an indirect manner; as, to hint a suspicion.

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.” — Pope.

Syn. To suggest; intimate; insinuate; imply.

02 v. i. To make an indirect reference, suggestion, or allusion; to allude vaguely to something.

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To make an indirect reference, suggestion, or allusion; to allude vaguely to something.
“We whisper, and hint, and chuckle.” — Tennyson.

Phrases & compounds

To hint at — to allude to lightly, indirectly, or cautiously.

Syn. To allude; refer; glance; touch.

03 n. A remote allusion; slight mention; intimation; insinuation; a suggestion or reminder, without a full declaration or explanation; also, an o…

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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.” — Shak.

“The hint malevolent, the look oblique.” — Hannah More.

Syn. Suggestion; allusion. See Suggestion.