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hint
[ hint ]
noun
- an indirect, covert, or helpful suggestion; clue:
Give me a hint as to his identity.
Synonyms: inkling, reminder, memorandum, innuendo, insinuation, allusion
- a very slight or hardly noticeable amount; soupçon:
a hint of garlic in the salad dressing.
- perceived indication or suggestion; note; intimation:
a hint of spring in the air.
- Obsolete. an occasion or opportunity.
verb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
- to make indirect suggestion or allusion; subtly imply (usually followed by at ):
The article hinted at corruption in the mayor's office.
hint
/ hɪnt /
noun
- a suggestion or implication given in an indirect or subtle manner
he dropped a hint
- a helpful piece of advice or practical suggestion
- a small amount; trace
verb
- whenintr, often foll by at; when tr, takes a clause as object to suggest or imply indirectly
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Derived Forms
- ˈhintingly, adverb
- ˈhinter, noun
- ˈhinting, noun
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Other Words From
- hinter noun
- un·hinted adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of hint1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of hint1
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Idioms and Phrases
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Example Sentences
We later learned that she had left him and was hoping he would catch the hint.
There was no sign of a struggle, and no hint of marital dispute or financial problems.
Wahlberg chimes in with the hint of a smirk: “The hard days of digging ditches!”
Animals in agony or danger are used by Martin Wittfooth, often to hint at the future of the human condition.
The woman is not looking into the camera, but there is a hint of a smile.
And it might be a good idea for you to give your men a gentle hint to keep their mouths closed about this affair—all of it.
She noiselessly takes the hint, and enters the corridor; Phœbe advances to answer his challenge.
"You will have to get over that feeling," observed Mr. Carr, disregarding the hint, and taking out his probing-knife.
The hint was not neglected, for this kind of hunting is much more sure than that of the woods.
On hearing this, the Earl of Gloucester at once sent Bruce a broad hint in the form of twelve pence and a pair of spurs.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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