intimate
adjective
associated in close personal relations.
intimating
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present participleof intimate.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 first paragraph argues that there is no “clause intimating it to be a compact.”
From Salon ● Dec. 16, 2023
"It's right that we take our time to wait for the report," she said, intimating that she would not be voting for the amendment.
From BBC ● Dec. 3, 2023
Basket Zaragoza’s general manager, Jose Artigas, wrote in an email to The Times that the 7-foot-3 Mara remained under contract with the team, intimating that he should not be allowed to play elsewhere.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2023
Asked by other players what she was doing, she shouted, “Look at me, look at me,” intimating she couldn’t do much about it.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 21, 2023
He was intimating that physics at Berkeley might have to continue without Robert Oppenheimer.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
