hint
an indirect, covert, or helpful suggestion; clue: Give me a hint as to his identity.
a very slight or hardly noticeable amount; soupçon: a hint of garlic in the salad dressing.
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.
Origin of hint
1synonym study For hint
Other words for hint
Opposites for hint
Other words from hint
- hinter, noun
- un·hint·ed, adjective
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How to use hint in a sentence
Sybil is dead, as is Matthew; Gregson is missing with dark hints about his fate.
Do some investigation, there are some hints about how far behind he might be.
‘Walking Dead’ Showrunner Scott Gimple Teases ‘Darker, Weirder’ Times Ahead | Melissa Leon | December 2, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIt's a bright, drinkable IPA made with dry American hops giving the nose hints of mango and passion fruit.
House of the Witch: The Renegade Craft Brewers of Panama | Jeff Campagna | November 30, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe sharply tailored blazer and weighty jewelry that cling to her body hints at the dominant personality she possesses.
A former talked-about, maybe-presidential candidate, Andrew Cuomo now hints at Hillary for president at his own re-election event.
If Clinton Runs for President, Cuomo’s on Board | David Freedlander | October 23, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
The obeying of several hints, of secret impulses, argues great wisdom.
These disseminated them to the people, with proper commentaries, in dark hints and distant observations.
The Pastor's Fire-side Vol. 3 of 4 | Jane PorterNo further hints need be offered except perhaps in regard to the last ten lines of the last stanza.
Assimilative Memory | Marcus Dwight Larrowe (AKA Prof. A. Loisette)You are not the first that has picked up my hints, and stuck fast in their execution.
Life of Richard Trevithick, Volume II (of 2) | Francis TrevithickI don't approve of women giving such broad hints to us men folk.
The World Before Them | Susanna Moodie
British Dictionary definitions for hint
/ (hɪnt) /
a suggestion or implication given in an indirect or subtle manner: he dropped a hint
a helpful piece of advice or practical suggestion
a small amount; trace
(when intr, often foll by at; when tr, takes a clause as object) to suggest or imply indirectly
Origin of hint
1Derived forms of hint
- hinter, noun
- hinting, noun
- hintingly, adverb
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Other Idioms and Phrases with hint
see take a hint.
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