Hint (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Hinted; p. pr. & vb. n. Hinting.] [OE. henten, hinten, to seize, to catch, AS. hentan to pursue, take, seize; or Icel. ymta to mutter, ymtr a muttering, Dan. ymte to whisper. &root;36. Cf. Hent.] To bring to mind by a slight mention or remote allusion; to suggest in an indirect manner; as, to hint a suspicion.
Just hint a fault and hesitate dislike.
Pope.
Syn. -- To suggest; intimate; insinuate; imply.
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Hint, v. i. To make an indirect reference, suggestion, or allusion; to allude vaguely to something.
We whisper, and hint, and chuckle.
Tennyson.
To hint at, to allude to lightly, indirectly, or cautiously.
Syn. -- To allude; refer; glance; touch.
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Hint, n. A remote allusion; slight mention; intimation; insinuation; a suggestion or reminder, without a full declaration or explanation; also, an occasion or motive.
Our hint of woe
Is common.
Shak.
The hint malevolent, the look oblique.
Hannah Me.
Syn. -- Suggestion; allusion. See Suggestion.
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