hint
noun
an indirect, covert, or helpful suggestion; clue.
were 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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But several gauges of investor sentiment were hinting at a greater degree of alarm.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 7, 2025
Fans had been dying to see a feud between WWE and WCW, and Nash and Hall, under the guidance of booker Eric Bischoff, were hinting that that was happening.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2025
In December, Walmart CEO Doug McMillon said "we do not like" that some suppliers were hinting at raising prices further in 2023.
From Reuters ● Feb. 16, 2023
Ellington said he tried to understand what GOP-led audit officials were hinting at.
From Salon ● Jun. 23, 2021
“That is what you were hinting, I think?”
From "Murder on the Orient Express" by Agatha Christie
