hint
noun
an indirect, covert, or helpful suggestion; clue.
hinted
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past participleof hint.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof hint.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
hintnounan indirect, covert, or helpful suggestion; clue.
Example Sentences
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At the same time, it emerged that in the depth of the crisis an official at the Bank of England had hinted to Barclays that it might be prudent to fudge its Libor submissions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026
Wells Fargo’s Scharf hinted that the AI boom was similar to the dot-com bubble of the late 1990s.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 2026
During the interview, he hinted that he’d challenge U.S.
From Salon ● Oct. 11, 2026
King: What I think is hinted at between the Halogram and the final Hal we get is this Sinestro subplot.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 5, 2026
No one even hinted that we should try to get away.
From "The Season of Styx Malone" by Kekla Magoon
