allude
verb (used without object)
to refer casually or indirectly; make an allusion (usually followed byto ).
alluding
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present participleof allude.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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The documents contained upsetting information alluding to the reason she was taken into care, alongside court records and a personal letter from her social worker.
From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026
On Monday night, without directly alluding to Skubal, Brewers general manager Matt Arnold said that, “There was some stuff that we considered that was pretty irresponsible.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
Layers of synthesizers bubble and brood; vocal samples drift in and out of tracks, flat and unsettling, alluding to God and human biology.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026
“During my year long journey, I have discovered how cruel, evil and greedy a human can be,” she wrote, seemingly alluding to the legal battle but not naming her daughter-in-law.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026
Jackson introduced them by alluding to their goal of making atom bombs cleaner, reporting “the gleam in the scientists’ eye of making them almost like Ivory Soap”—then adding wryly: “but not quite.”
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
