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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He also hinted at a possible ban on social media for children under 16, and flagged changes to the age of criminal responsibility.
From Barron's ● Oct. 20, 2026
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
Earlier this month, he hinted that he may be interested in continuing the Breaking Bad story, external, but said any revival would have a lot to live up to.
From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026
Sadie had hinted that she and Max had history I didn’t know about.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
