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hint

/ˈhɪnt/

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noun

plural hints

[count] a small piece of information that helps you guess an answer or do something more easily

I can't tell you the answer, but I'll give you a hint. [=clue]

The book includes helpful hints [=tips] for inexperienced cooks.

information about something given in an indirect way

Her face gave me a hint of what she was thinking. especially; :a statement that suggests something that you do not want to say in a direct way

He's been dropping hints that he'd like to be invited to the party. [=he has been saying things that show that he wants to be invited]

When she told me how much work she had to do, I got/took the hint [=I understood what she was suggesting] and left.

I have a lot of work to do. OK, I'll leave. I can take a hint.

a very small amount of something

The sauce has a subtle hint of garlic.

It was late March, but there was still a hint [=trace] of winter in the air.

He had a hint of a German accent.

They'll betray you at the first hint of trouble.

verb

hints; hinted; hinting

to say (something) or give information about (something) in an indirect way [+ obj]

usually + that

He's been hinting that he might run for mayor. [no obj]

I keep hinting, but she's not catching on. I think I need to be more direct.

The boss hinted about possible layoffs.

hint at

[phrasal verb]

hint at (something) :to talk about (something) in an indirect way

He's been hinting at the possibility of running for mayor. = He's been hinting at a mayoral run.

The history textbook only hinted at the racial prejudice of that era.

What is she hinting at?

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