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   Hint

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   noun

   • 1. a slight or indirect indication or suggestion: "he has given no hint of his views" Similar clueinklingsuggestionindicationindicatorsignsignalpointerintimationinsinuationinnuendomentionallusionwhispera word to the wise
   • ▪ a small piece of practical information or advice: "handy hints about what to buy" Similar tipsuggestionpiece of adviceword of advicepointercluecueguidelinerecommendationadvicehelpinformal:how-towrinkle
   • ▪ a very small trace of something: "Randy smiled with a hint of mockery" Similar tracetouchsuspicionsuggestiondashsoupçontingemodicumbreathwhifftastescentwhisperundertoneinformal:smidgensnifftadOpposite lashings

   verb

   • 1. suggest or indicate something indirectly or covertly: "there were those who hinted at doctored evidence"
   • ▪ (of a thing) be a slight or possible indication of: "the restrained fronts of the terraced houses only hinted at the wealth within"

   Word Origin early 17th century (in the sense ‘occasion, opportunity’): apparently from obsolete hent ‘grasp, get hold of’, from Old English hentan, of Germanic origin; related to hunt. The basic notion is ‘something that may be taken advantage of’.

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   What does hint mean?

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   What is a hint in a sentence?

   • perceived indication or suggestion; note; intimation: a hint of spring in the air. Obsolete. an occasion or opportunity. to give a hint of: gray skies hinting a possible snowfall. to make indirect suggestion or allusion; subtly imply (usually followed by at ): The article hinted at corruption in the mayor's office.

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   What is hint & how does it work?

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   What is the difference between hint and intimate?

   • To hint is to convey an idea covertly or indirectly, but intelligibly: to hint that one would like a certain present; to hint that bits of gossip might be true. To intimate is to give a barely perceptible hint, often with the purpose of influencing action: to intimate that something may be possible.

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   Hint, intimate, insinuate, suggest denote the conveying of an idea to the mind indirectly or without full or explicit statement. To hint is to convey an idea covertly or indirectly, but intelligibly: to hint that one would like a certain present; to hint that bits of gossip might be true.

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   Definition of hint noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. hint. noun. /hɪnt/ Idioms. something that you say or do in an indirect way in order to show somebody what you are thinking. He gave a broad hint (= one that was obvious) that he was thinking of retiring. Should I drop a hint (= give a hint) to Matt?

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   1. a. : a statement that expresses indirectly what one prefers not to say explicitly. had been dropping hints that he would like to be invited. b. : an indirect or general suggestion for how to do or solve something. helpful hints for inexperienced cooks. can't tell you the answer but can give you a hint. 2.

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   HINT meaning: 1 : a small piece of information that helps you guess an answer or do something more easily; 2 : information about something given in an indirect way

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   Hint, intimate, insinuate, suggest denote the conveying of an idea to the mind indirectly or without full or explicit statement. To hint is to convey an idea covertly or indirectly, but intelligibly: to hint that one would like a certain present; to hint that bits of gossip might be true.