hint
noun
an indirect, covert, or helpful suggestion; clue.
was hinting
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past progressiveof hint.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Even though it wasn’t Swift’s book, Lopez said, “she was hinting at something.”
From New York Times ● May 12, 2023
Yeah, when we had Marques on the show, he was hinting heavily that he was going to start another channel that other people were on.
From The Verge ● Aug. 24, 2021
What Morrison was hinting at is ultimately what I think we forget in the moral condemnation of racism: The racist's denial to confront his or her racism is a form of personal trauma.
From Salon ● Apr. 24, 2021
And right around that time, he was hinting he would run in his tweets—and we know he formed his exploratory committee not long after.
From Scientific American ● Sep. 25, 2019
He was hinting here, in print, about the transmutation of species, about how new species were created, by adapting to their surroundings, by the means of natural selection.
From "Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith" by Deborah Heiligman
